Chinese artist expressed his solidarity with detained political activists, and declared his outrage, as addressed in the conclusion to his friends and colleagues

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artist Ai Weiwei, who was detained by China more than two months, Chinese authorities held in detention , in his microblog on Twitter criticized the treatment suffered by imprisoned by his friends and colleagues, and expressed indignation at the actions of the authorities in relation to other social activists.

Today's blog entry Ai Weiwei came to read "Do not speak in support of Van Lihun (Wang Lihong) and Zhang Yunfeya (Ran Yunfei) - do not just mean not to fight for justice and legality, does this mean - do not have self-esteem».

Van Lihun - Internet activist, who will soon be brought to trial on charges of "disturbing public order." It was indicted her after she organized a demonstration in support of the libel bloggers. Yunfey Zhang, a well-known blogger, was arrested in March, and later he was charged with "inciting subversion of state regime».

These statements Aya became the loudest from the moment it was released (as explained Chinese authorities, "for the reason that voluntarily confessed to their crimes," but also because of chronic illness and that he allegedly agreed to pay taxes that are not paid before). The Chinese authorities have stressed that the arrest is not connected Aya their struggle for human rights. However, proponents of the dissident claimed that the arrest was the seat of power for socio-political activities Aya.

four assistants Ai Weiwei - his friend Tao Wen (Wen Tao), designer Chzhengan Liu (Liu Zhenggang), accountant Minfen Hu (Hu Mingfen), as well as a driver, a cousin of Zhang Jinsong Aya (Zhang Jinsong) - have been detained for about two months and were released shortly after the release of Aja from custody.

«Today I met with Liu Chzhenganom. He first spoke about the arrest ... This man with an iron will cry ... He had a heart attack when he was under arrest, and he nearly died ' - Ai Weiwei wrote a Twitter in the late evening on Monday. "It turned out that some time we kept in the same place. I have heard that they brought another bearded artist, but did not think it was him ... All of them were illegally detained because of the fact that connected with me. Wen Tao, Liu Chzhengan, Hu and Zhang Jinsong Minfen innocently suffered terrible psychological pressure and physical torture ».

Hay said that can not be interviewed, but confirmed the content records Guardian edition of his blog and added: "For the first time after my release from prison, I met my counterpart. I was amazed to see him ... He had a heart attack, and it's still bad move. With him terribly treated - he was almost killed during this inhuman arrest. "Hai also said:" Several people were arrested in connection with my business, and with them a long time bull ... How can society and political system to do so and called for this fair? "Hay said that he had caused resentment of the fact that he believes the prisoners were ordered not to tell anyone about how they were treated.

Representatives of the Beijing Police did not give the press comment on the fate of four detained colleagues Aya. When journalists tried to find out in the spring something about their disappearance, a spokesman for Foreign Minister sent them on this issue to local authorities.

Disgraced artist once again started using Twitter over the weekend. Twitter is not available for most Chinese Internet users: but it can be used to bypass the ban, such as virtual private network (VPN). On the question of whether he is not worried about the possible consequences of its activity on Twitter, Ai Weiwei said, "I worry about everything. what do I do?" On his own arrest Ai almost never mentioned, calling what he had to endure, "Emergency».

" He [Ayu] is still forbidden to speak freely. His record on Twitter does not mean that the ban was lifted ", - says Nicholas Bekvelin (Nicholas Bequelin), Fellow Human Rights Watch, dealing with the problems the Asian region. - There is no legitimate reason that would prohibit Ai Weiwei to talk about his arrest. But the law from the outset had little to do with his case. "Bekvelin added:" Freedom of speech is not merely a human right and a natural human impulse, and Hay, as an artist, can not restrict a framework of self-censorship only to again go to jail. "representative of the Human Rights Watch also noted that for Aya, released on bail, the risk of re-arrest is much higher compared to other dissidents.

In July, Ai Weiwei told Guardian, which received a job offer from the University of Berlin, but it remains unclear whether the artist is allowed to leave China.

Prepared by Mary Estrova, AI

Source: artinvestment.ru