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Petition Calls for Release of Ai Weiwei

other · 2026-04-24

A petition titled 'Call for the Release of Ai Weiwei' has been launched on Change.org, urging the release of the imprisoned Chinese artist. The petition provides a link for signatures and references additional information about Ai Weiwei via Wikipedia. The artist has been detained by Chinese authorities since April 2011, drawing international outcry from the art community and human rights organizations.

Key facts

  • Petition titled 'Call for the Release of Ai Weiwei' launched on Change.org
  • Petition calls for release of Chinese artist Ai Weiwei
  • Petition provides link for signatures: http://www.change.org/petitions/call-for-the-release-of-ai-weiwei
  • Additional information about Ai Weiwei available at http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ai_Weiwei
  • Ai Weiwei is a Chinese artist imprisoned since April 2011
  • Petition published on artpress.com on May 12, 2011
  • International art community and human rights groups have protested Ai Weiwei's detention

Entities

Artists

  • Ai Weiwei

Institutions

  • Change.org
  • artpress.com
  • Wikipedia

Locations

  • China

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