China Video: Artist Ai Weiwei, Now Detained, Speaks Out for Freedom of Expression
Sunday, April 10, 2011 at 10:51
Scott Lucas in Ai Weiwei, China, China and East Asia, EA Global

A secretly-recorded talk by artist Ai Weiwei in February 2011 for the TED2011 conference --- last Sunday, Ai was seized at Beijing airport (see separate entry) as he was about to travel to Hong Kong. Authorities later said he was under investigation for suspicion of "economic crimes....It has nothing to do with human rights or freedom of expression."

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