"If someone is not free, I am not free".

The article presents a profile of Chinese artist and political dissident Ai Weiwei. Particular focus is given to his 2012 detention and house arrest. Other topics include attempts by the Chinese government to remove references to Ai from the Internet, his use of the online social media website Twitt...

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Publicado en:	New Statesman Vol. 141; no. 5127; pp. 30 - 35
Autor principal:	Elmhirst, Sophie
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	New Statesman Ltd. 10/12/2012
Materias:	China Ai Weiwei, 1957- Twitter (Web resource) Activists Home detention Artistic dissenters Internet access control > Government policy Wenchuan Earthquake, China, 2008
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Sumario:	The article presents a profile of Chinese artist and political dissident Ai Weiwei. Particular focus is given to his 2012 detention and house arrest. Other topics include attempts by the Chinese government to remove references to Ai from the Internet, his use of the online social media website Twitter to communicate with supporters, and the influence of the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan, China and its victims on his work.