PoliticsChinese dissident artist jailed for three years over Mao sculptures, family and rights group say
Chinese dissident artist Gao Zhen was sentenced by a Chinese court to the maximum three-year term for “defaming national heroes and martyrs,” according to his wife and a rights group. Gao is known for satirical sculptures of former leader Mao Zedong.
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Chinese dissident artist jailed for three years over Mao sculptures, family and rights group say
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