says he is still under considerable restrictions at his Beijing home following his release from detention pending trial for "tax evasion.""I can't give any interviews to the media," Ai said from his Beijing home shortly after his release. "I can't talk about anything."
from Luisetta Mudie: Radio Free Asia: Ai Out But Not Free
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"The Chinese government's decision to arrest Ai Weiwei was political, and so is his release," said Sophie Richardson, Asia advocacy director at Human Rights Watch.
"But it is also an example of how international pressure works, since Beijing was paying a high cost to its reputation for his detention."
from Luisetta Mudie: Radio Free Asia: Artist's Release Highlights Crackdown
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"Electric shocks, kicking and beatings, stripping naked, throwing boiling water on the face, standing barefoot on ice are commonly used by Chinese authorities on Tibetan political prisoners in a futile attempt to destroy their spirit and break their resolve," the statement said.
"In spite of attempts by the Chinese government to show off its ethnic unity to the rest of the world and its projects and work that it puts in to help Tibet, in reality it carries out a series of unequal and discriminatory policies against ethnic minorities," it said.
from Luisetta Mudie: Radio Free Asia: Tibetans Slam Widespread Torture
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