Guo Feixiong
Chinese human rights lawyer and dissident / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Guo Feixiong (simplified Chinese: 郭飞雄; traditional Chinese: 郭飛雄) born 2 August 1966)[1] is the pen name of Yang Maodong (杨茂东/楊茂東), a Chinese human rights legal activist from Guangdong province who is often identified with the Weiquan movement. Guo is known as a dissident writer and "barefoot lawyer", who has worked on several controversial issues to defend the rights of marginalized groups. Prior to his 2006 imprisonment, Guo worked as a legal advisor to the Shanghai Shengzhi Law Firm.[2]
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