Artist sentenced to prison following secret trial for satirical artwork critical of political leadership, exemplifying state censorship and suppression of dissent through abuse of legal systems.
Gao Zhen, left, and Gao Qiang, with their artwork, “Mao’s Guilt,” in Beijing in 2009.
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