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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Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen, renowned for his provocative satirical sculptures of former leader Mao Zedong, faced trial on Monday over accusations of “defaming national heroes and martyrs,” a human rights group has reported.
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The Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen, known for making satirical sculptures of China’s former leader Mao Zedong, has been tried over accusations of “defaming national heroes and martyrs”, his wife and a rights group have said. Gao, 69, who was detained in 2024 during a visit to China from the US, faces a (read more…)
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According to the organization Chinese Human Rights Defenders, which called for his release, this procedure raises numerous questions. The artist, who has lived in the United States since 2022, is being targeted in particular for several works created with his brother, which offer a veiled representation of Mao Zedong. According (read more…)
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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 at a court in the northern city of Sanhe, though no verdict has yet been announced.
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3月30日，中國藝術家高兟在河北省三河市法院出庭受審，他被指控犯有「侵害英烈名譽罪」。中國人權捍衛者組織對此次不公開庭審提出了強烈抨擊，認為這違反了法不追溯既往原則。高兟諷刺毛澤東的藝術作品創作於近20年前，但是「侵害英烈名譽罪」在2021年才被納入中國刑法。
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