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Home | ALL NEWS | WORLD | China Democracy Artist Ai Weiwei Releases New Film

China Democracy Artist Ai Weiwei Releases New Film

January 26, 2013 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

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Dissident democracy activist artist Ai Weiwei has new film about recent Chinese protest movement: Ai Weiwei has become a very prominent democracy activist

China dissident makes film on disputed death

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei has made a 102-minute film on the death of a villager whose crushing by a truck sparked public anger and rattled authorities, he announced Friday. A court in eastern Zhejiang province in 2011 ruled the gruesome death of 53-year-old Qian Yunhui accidental and triggering.

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Filed Under: International Democracy Tagged With: Ai Weiwei, Asia, China, Political Artwork, Political Dissidents

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