Took to the streets over a thousand people

Source: news.yahoo.com

Saturday, April 23, at Hong Kong held a demonstration in support of world-renowned artist and political activist Aya Weiwei (Ai Weiwei), earlier this month, police in Beijing airport. Took to the streets over a thousand people (organizers say that the number of protesters has exceeded two thousand). This is the biggest in a series of demonstrations arranged in Hong Kong in recent weeks.

protesters marched towards the cultural center located in the Bay Victoria. They carried banners with the words "Who's Afraid of Aya Weiwei?" And beat drums. On some of them were Guy Fawkes mask (a reference to the movie «V - for Vendetta", where a worn main character, a fighter against a totalitarian regime). The Centre demonstrators sang and chanted demands to release the artist. The protest was generally peaceful, but sometimes flared small skirmishes with the police (which was quite a lot).

According living in Hong Kong art critic John Batten (John Batten), to the protesters was to speak out for freedom of speech. "Ai Weiwei - not only ... In China, now in full swing repression. " Since February, the country had arrested hundreds of dissidents and human rights.

in Hong Kong subway and on the walls of buildings have also begun to appear portraits of Aya, by an unknown "street artist (or artists). Police looking for sponsors.

Location Aya Weiwei remains unknown. A few days after his arrest authorities have stated that the artist is suspected of some "economic crimes».

material was prepared by Julia Maksimova, AI

Sources : reuters.com , artinvestment.ru

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