US-based dissident artist put on trial in China over satirical Mao sculptures, says rights group
المصدر: The Guardian World | Source: The Guardian WorldNew York-based Gao Zhen was detained in 2024 during a family visit to China and then tried for ‘defaming national heroes’
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 maximum three-year prison sentence, his wife, Zhao Yaliang, and Shane Yi, a researcher at the Chinese human rights defenders group, said.
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