# Chinese dissident artist jailed for three years over Mao sculptures, family and rights group say

https://mins.news/en/item/31606

- Reuters, 2026-08-25 12:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinese-dissident-artist-jailed-3-years-over-mao-sculptures-family-rights-group-2026-08-25/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a8d8f8f8f08580001b66365

> 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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