Husband of Canadian Woman Beaten, Held 36 Days
The Toronto Star reports on the detention of artist Wu Yuren, who was beaten in a Beijing police station after going to accompany a friend to file a complaint against the management of the 798 artist...
View ArticleLittle Ai
Evan Osnos writes about Wu Yuren, the artist who is currently being detained after he was beaten in a Beijing police station: I met Wu in March, not long after that protest. I was researching a profile...
View ArticleFor Jailed Artist’s Family, Chinese Justice is Little More than Revenge
The Globe and Mail interviews Karen Patterson, the Canadian woman whose husband, artist Wu Yuren, has been detained in Beijing since May: Her husband, avant-garde artist Wu Yuren, is now awaiting trial...
View ArticleFirsthand Account of Two Chinese Artists Arrested and Beaten
Artist Yang Licai writes about the Beijing police’s mistreatment of both him and fellow artist Wu Yuren. Thanks to Diane Gatterdam and the Under the Jacaranda Tree blog: At around 3 pm on May 31, 2010,...
View ArticleActivist Artist Goes on Trial in Beijing
The New York Times reports on the trial of artist Wu Yuren yesterday in Beijing: The defendant, Wu Yuren, 39, is accused of assaulting a group of police officers at a Beijing police station last May....
View ArticleThe Tale of Two Activists
Two stories of people detained in China who then disappeared into a legal morass: The first case, Mongolian activist Hada, has simply disappeared after being released upon completion of his 15-year...
View ArticleChinese Artist Wu Yuren on Life Under Surveillance
For Vice, Arvind Dilawar interviews artist Wu Yuren about life under surveillance, as he is called in for regular sessions to “drink tea” with police. In 2010, Wu spent almost a year in jail after...
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