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China: Ai Weiwei under house arrest

Categories: East Asia, China, Breaking News, Human Rights

Controversial and outspoken Chinese artist Ai Weiwei [1] was on Friday placed under house arrest [2] for, it seems, planning to host a dinner for 1,000 people to commemorate the demolition of his Shanghai studio. Meanwhile, updates and images [3] [zh] coming in from Twitter [4] show that many have continued to gather outside Ai's studio today for the banquet.