Gao Zhen, an artist from China recognized for his satirical statues of Mao Zedong, has received a three-year prison term. He was convicted of insulting the country's "heroes and martyrs" based on a statute enacted in 2018. Human rights organizations noted that the court penalized him for pieces created around 2005, long before the legislation was introduced. Gao had already been held in custody for two years prior to this sentencing.

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