after his release, ai weiwei returned to twitter and to his studio.est insent sieve for staying out of trouble a three--year-old son he adores. he says he won't stop his fight until after the beating, after the detainment. none of this has stopped you. >> i don't think they can win. i never think they can win. not a second. >> reporter: why not? >> i think people's desire for liberty, for happiness, for freedom, nobody can stop it. >> reporter: for that, ai weiwei is never sorry. for "nightline," i'm gloria riviere ra in beijing. >> our thanks to gloria. ai weiwei never sorry, opens in select cities today nationwide next friday. now back to london for a final thought from bill weir. >> reporter: here is a little good oe men, this morning a south korean archer set a world record though she is legally blind. i'll be here the entire time bringing them to you, starting america." we take a look at this men's u.s. swimming team. they are loaded. >> thanks so much, bill. thank you for watching abc news. "jimmy

ai weiwei's appeal. he heard the result from his wife and said he wasn't surprised. >> today's verdict shows that this country, even today, 60 years after it was founded still doesn't even have a basic legal process. it still doesn't respect truth, it still will never get taxpayers and citizens an opportunity to defend itself. the entire jewish is sloweded in darkness. >> they force moved to silence ai weiwei last year. they saw regimes being toppled by popular protest and were rounding up critics at home. if anything, they seem even more nervous. even less tolerance of dissent. >> and now to our olympic post guard series. we're going to take you back to 1904 and the st. louis olympics. it wasn't the easiest of olympics. many of the top athletes stayed away, and to many people it was a bit of a file yaur. but we have this reflection now from david miller, a games historian. >> 1904, initially was going to be in chicago, then the americans messed around, finished up and awarded it to st. louis. but as in

similar scenes around ai weiwei's house. police saw protesters.he artist was not allotted to the trial. his wife in front of the outcome by phone. >> today's verdict means that in china, the truth is not respected authorities to not give taxpayers or citizens the right to defend themselves. the legal system is in a dark state. >> a court on friday upheld a 2.4 million dollar fine for tax evasion. during the trial, ai was held for three months at an undisclosed location. he says the government is trying to muzzle his criticisms of corruption and human rights abuses in china. his 2009 peace, remembering, is about the death of students in shoddily built schools that collapsed during the 2008 sichuan earthquake. his lawyer said the authority's board relevant testimony and evidence in their case against ai's design company. he said the ruling was made totally without reason. despite heavy police presence around ai's house, a supporter was able to leave a stencil of ai's like this, a small gesture of solidarity with an artist who says he will not give u