Ai Weiwei finds China’s capital is a prison where people go mad.

(Photo credit: Reuters/David Gray)

zeitvox:

China tells U.S. to quit as human rights judge

“Stop the domineering behavior of exploiting human rights to interfere in the internal affairs of other countries,” it said, according to excerpts published by the official Xinhua news agency.

“The United States ignores its own severe human rights problems, ardently promoting its so-called ‘human rights diplomacy’, treating human rights as a political tool to vilify other countries and to advance its own strategic interests,” said a passage from the Chinese report

Ai Weiwei detained for ‘economic crimes’

Maverick guilty of ‘surprising speech’

neighborhoodr-london:

Tate Modern expresses their solidarity with legendary artist Ai Weiwei (via @felixsalmon)

(Source: neighborhoodr-london)

BREAKING: Ai Weiwei Arrested and Detained in Beijing, Current Status Unknown [LIVEBLOG]