China: Dissident artist jailed for satirical Mao sculptures

Sculptor Gao Zhen was charged under China's "Law on the Protection ⁠of Heroes ​and Martyrs." His supporters have called for his immediate release.

International rights groups have condemned the US-based artist's arrest, calling for his immediate release from prison.

Chinese artist Gao Zhen was sentenced to three years in prison on Tuesday for “infringing upon the reputation of heroes”

Chinese dissident artist jailed for 3 years over Mao sculptures, family and rights group say  Reuters

Gao Zhen sentenced to three years in prison after already spending two years in detention Gao Zhen, a prominent Chinese artist known for provocative sculptures of the former leader Mao Zedong, has been sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty of slandering China’s “heroes and martyrs”. The sentencing