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The rally -- the largest in a string... Email Print Related News Almost 90 dead in Syria's bloodiest day of unrest Fri, Apr 22 2011 Third day of Shanghai strike threatens China exports Fri, Apr 22 2011 China to hold human rights talks next week Fri, Apr 22 2011 Ugandan opposition leader held, protests spread Thu, Apr 21 2011 Syria's Assad ends state of emergency Thu, Apr 21 2011 Analysis & Opinion China says everything normal at restive Tibetan temple China’s hot Facebook clone will cool down Related Topics World » Artists hold banners including one featuring a portrait of detained Chinese artist Ai Weiwei during a protest urging for his release, in Hong Kong April 23, 2011. Credit: Reuters/Tyrone Siu HONG KONG | Sat Apr 23, 2011 8:11am EDT HONG KONG (Reuters) - Over one thousand protesters in Hong Kong took to the streets to demand the release of detained Chinese artist and human rights activist Ai Weiwei on Saturday, scuffling briefly with police. The rally -- the largest in a string of protests across the city in recent weeks -- has underscored Hong Kong's growing role as a hotbed of support for Ai with local pro-democracy activists and artists ratcheting up pressure on Beijing over its heavy crackdown on dissidents, human rights lawyers and protesters challenging Communist Party controls and censorship. Protesters held up banners with the words "Who's afraid of Weiwei" and banged on drums as they snaked their way through busy districts to the harbor-front Cultural Center, where they sang, performed and chanted for Ai's release. "It's had a lot of impact," said John Batten, a Hong Kong-based art critic and commentator who attended the rally. "The message is purely about freedom of expression ... it's not just Ai Weiwei, there's a whole lot of repression that's going on in China." Organizers said 2000 people showed up, marshaled by a heavy police contingent through busy streets. While the event was largely peaceful, brief skirmishes with police broke out as tempers flared. Graffiti images of Ai have also been appearing across the former British colony which reverted to Chinese rule in 1997, in subways, streets and prominent public spaces, spray-painted by an anonymous artist and sparking a police investigation. Ai's detention in Beijing on April 3, after being prevented from boarding a flight to Hong Kong, has sparked criticism from Western governments, with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton saying she was "deeply concerned" about the clampdown. Chinese authorities have been vague on Ai's charges, only saying he's under investigation for "suspected economic crimes" . (Reporting by James Pomfret) World Tweet this Share this Link this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. 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