British embassy officials say celebrated Chinese artist failed to declare his record on application – but supporters say he was never actually charged with a crime
Ai Weiwei with his recently returned passport. Photograph: Ai Weiwei/EPA
Tom Phillips in Beijing
Thursday 30 July 2015 02.52 EDT Last modified on Thursday 30 July 2015 02.57 EDT
The dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has accused British authorities of turning their backs on human rights defenders after UK immigration officials rejected his application Continue reading