Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei denied entry to Switzerland

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Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei denied entry to Switzerland

Chinese dissident artist Ai Weiwei was barred from entering Switzerland over a lack of proper travel documents, police said on Tuesday.

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Chinese artist Ai Weiwei denied entry to Switzerland due to lack of visa

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was denied entry to Switzerland on Monday because he was unable to produce a visa.

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The Chinese artist Ai Weiwei wanted to enter Switzerland. However, at Zurich Airport he was finished.

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Ai Weiwei, 67, arrived at Zurich airport on Monday on a flight from London, but the authorities claimed that he could not enter because he had no visa, forcing the artist to spend the night at the airport before being sent back to the United Kingdom the following day

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The Chinese artist was prevented from entering Switzerland by local authorities and was eventually deported to London. Ai Weiwei, 67, who has been in exile for a decade, chose the Alentejo region to live with his son.

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Chinese Dissident Artist Ai Weiwei Denied Entry to Switzerland

Chinese dissident artist and activist Ai Weiwei was denied entry into Switzerland after landing at Zurich Airport on Monday, February 10, reportedly because of his expired Schengen visa issued by Portugal. Swiss border patrol held Ai in the airport overnight until he was made to travel back on a flight to the United Kingdom on Tuesday morning, February 11, as he documented on his Instagram account.In a statement to Hyperallergic, Ai noted that h…