Mo Shaoping

Mo Shaoping (Chinese: 莫少平), is a Chinese lawyer who represented the imprisoned journalist Shi Tao, after the lawyer Guo Guoting.[1] [2] He also was a defense lawyer on the case of Liu Xiaobo.[3]

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In this Chinese name, the family name is Mo.

The founder of Beijing Mo Shaoping Law Firm, Mo Shaoping is also a member of the Human Rights and Constitutional Law Committee of the All China Lawyers Association. Specialized in criminal law, he and his cohort are known internationally for many politically sensitive cases, including that of Liu Xiaobo.[3] He represents Liu Xiaobing's wife, Liu Xia, who has been held under house arrest with no access to Internet and nearly no visitors.[4]

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References
  1. "Walking on Thin Ice": Control, Intimidation, and Harassment of Lawyers in China. Human Rights Watch. 2008. pp. 114–. GGKEY:A7A8N709UZT. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  2. China Rights Forum. Human Rights in China, Incorporated. 2007. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  3. Jean Béja (31 August 2012). Liu Xiaobo, Charter 08 and the Challenges of Political Reform in China. Hong Kong University Press. pp. 10–. ISBN 978-988-8139-06-4. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  4. Branigan, Tania (2013-04-23). "Liu Xia defiant as she appears in public for first time in two years". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2019-08-26.


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