“But today I changed my mind, completely,” Ai said. “The West (is) not even (in a) position to accuse China. (They must) just check on their record (of) what they did on international human rights, (their) freedom of speech record.”

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    How did you arrive on that conclusion? I read several UK-based news sites and they criticize the government on a daily basis.

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      Someone told another person to “speak clearly” because they’re deaf and got arrested for hate speech

      Someone was discussing the problems of immigration in public and was arrested for the same

      Thousands have been arrested for opposing genocide in Gaza under terrorism laws

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        Thousands have been arrested for opposing genocide in Gaza under terrorism laws

        Do you have a source for this claim?