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    1. Ai Weiwei Loses Tax Appeal Artist and dissident Ai Weiwei has again failed in a bid to challenge a tax evasion fine. A Chinese court upheld the US$2.4 million fine against the artist on Thursday, ending his long legal battle with the authorities.  Ai Weiwei risks jail time if he fails to pay the substantial fine.  “If I need to go to jail, there’s nothing I can do about it,” the artist told Reuters. “They don’t need an excuse to arrest me—they can always find another excuse at any time.” Ai Weiwei Loses Tax Appeal Artist and dissident Ai Weiwei has again failed in a bid to challenge a tax evasion fine. A Chinese court upheld the US$2.4 million fine against the artist on Thursday, ending his long legal battle with the authorities.  Ai Weiwei risks jail time if he fails to pay the substantial fine.  “If I need to go to jail, there’s nothing I can do about it,” the artist told Reuters. “They don’t need an excuse to arrest me—they can always find another excuse at any time.”

      September 28, 2012

      Ai Weiwei Loses Tax Appeal

      Artist and dissident Ai Weiwei has again failed in a bid to challenge a tax evasion fine. A Chinese court upheld the US$2.4 million fine against the artist on Thursday, ending his long legal battle with the authorities. 

      Ai Weiwei risks jail time if he fails to pay the substantial fine. 

      “If I need to go to jail, there’s nothing I can do about it,” the artist told Reuters. “They don’t need an excuse to arrest me—they can always find another excuse at any time.”

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