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No talking, no tweeting and no travel for a year -- these are some of the conditions of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei's release from more than two months in detention, a source close to the family told Reuters on Friday.
Updated : Nov 21, 2013, 01:44 PM IST
No talking, no tweeting and no travel for a year -- these are some of the conditions of Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei's release from more than two months in detention, a source close to the family told Reuters on Friday.
Ai is not allowed to post anything on Twitter or accept interviews for a year, underscoring Beijing's efforts to muzzle dissent.
"The key thing is these two conditions -- the media and the Internet," the source said.
Ai has freedom of movement within Beijing, but before he "goes out, he needs to report his whereabouts to them" for a year, the source said, but declined to elaborate who Ai needs to report to.