“These are very, very difficult times for human rights defenders,” said Sophie Richardson, the co-executive director of Chinese Human Rights Defenders, an NGO. “I don’t think any democratic government has really kept pace in its interventions with Beijing.”
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His wife, Zhao Yaliang, and Shane Yi from the Chinese Human Rights Defenders group said the trial was held on Monday at a court in Sanhe City, Hebei province, near Beijing. The proceedings were conducted behind closed doors and ended without a verdict, based on information from Gao’s lawyers.
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“Artists and writers have long been in the Chinese government’s crosshairs – but the authorities are now extending that reach beyond physical borders,” says Sophie Richardson, a spokesperson for the Network of Chinese Human Rights Defenders advocacy group.
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GENEVA, April 15 (Reuters) – The United Nations human rights office on Wednesday said it was concerned by the trial of Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen, famous for making provocative satirical sculptures of former leader Mao Zedong.
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BEIJING — Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen, famous for making provocative satirical sculptures of former leader Mao Zedong, was tried Monday on accusations of “defaming national heroes and martyrs,” his wife and a rights group said.
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Chinese artist Gao Zhen, known for his irreverent sculptures of Mao Zedong, is facing a closed-door trial in China on charges of ‘defaming revolutionary martyrs.’ Gao, who has been detained for over a year and a half, could face up to 3 years in prison if convicted. The case highlights (read more…)
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A Chinese artist known for his provocative and irreverent sculptures of Mao Zedong is facing trial on suspicion of slandering the country’s heroes in a case underlining how little criticism is allowed under China’s leader, Xi Jinping.
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BEIJING, March 30 (Reuters) – Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen, famous for making provocative satirical sculptures of former leader Mao Zedong, was tried on Monday over accusations of “defaming national heroes and martyrs”, his wife and a rights group said.
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BEIJING – Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen, famous for making provocative satirical sculptures of the People’s Republic of China’s founding leader Mao Zedong, was tried on March 30 over accusations of “defaming national heroes and martyrs”, a rights group said.
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BEIJING, March 30 (Reuters) – Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen, famous for making provocative satirical sculptures of former leader Mao Zedong, was tried on Monday over accusations of “defaming national heroes and martyrs”, his wife and a rights group said.
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A rights group called for the immediate release of jailed Chinese artist Gao Zhen, whose works criticised former leader Mao Zedong, as his trial began on March 30. The US-based Chinese Human Rights Defenders (CHRD) said 69-year-old Gao, who is accused of slandering China’s heroes, was tried behind closed doors (read more…)
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Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen (高兟), famous for making provocative satirical sculptures of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong (毛澤東), was tried on Monday over accusations of “defaming national heroes and martyrs,” his wife and a rights group said.
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