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Ai weiwei is shaken, but during the year on probation he steadily finds new ways to provoke and challenge the mighty powers of the chinese authorities in his. The fake case 20 synopsis after 81 days of solitary detention world famous chinese artist ai weiwei is put under house arrest. The fake case picks up where alison klaymans ai weiwei. Ai weiwei is a voice to the idea of human rights through his social commentary and criticism to a government that he believes and many believe are taking away human rights and trying to control its people by arrest and hush hush tactics and extreme measures to persons they seem fit.
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