How long was Ai Weiwei held before being released on bail in 2011?

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Chinese activist and artist Ai Weiwei in 2019, facing the camera and wearing a black zip-up jacket. — Ai Weiwei Ai Weiwei, 2019.

Ai Weiwei was held in detention for more than two months before being released on bail in 2011. He had been detained in April 2011 under allegations of "economic crimes," which were later identified as tax evasion, as part of a broader crackdown on dissent.1