HONG Kong pro-democracy supporters staged a ‘chair protest’ on Monday calling for the release of prominent Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, in a rally held on the eve of his one month detention.
Ai, a harsh critic of China’s Communist Party leaders, was taken into custody in Beijing on April 3 for unspecified ‘economic crimes’, sparking worldwide condemnation.
Inspired by one of Ai’s installations, the Fairytale, dozens of supporters brought chairs to Hong Kong’s Victoria Park to form the Chinese character for ‘prison’ and carried placards railing against China’s one-party rule.
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