[CANCELED] Defending Religious Believers in China

Friday, March 13, 2026

2:00 - 3:30 pm (Eastern)

Furman Hall 334

In-person only, in Chinese with English translation.

本活动仅限现场出席，全程以中文进行，并提供英文翻译。

About the speaker:

Xiao Yunyang is the co-founder and managing partner of Guizhou Yutai Law Firm and a human rights lawyer. He holds a Master of Laws degree from Guizhou University and has been licensed to practice since 2004. A Christian himself, Mr. Xiao frequently represents rights defenders, political dissidents, and religious practitioners including Falun Gong practitioners. He has defended Jehovah’s Witnesses in Korla, Xinjiang; members of the Living Stone Church in Guizhou; journalist Huang Xueqin and labor activist Wang Jianbing (accused of inciting subversion of state power); and civic activist Xu Zhiyong (accused of subversion of state power).

萧云阳，中国大陆人权律师，现任贵州宇泰律师所主任，毕业于贵州大学，获法律硕士学位，基督徒。自2004年执业以来，长期为维权人士、宗教信仰者及异见人士提供法律辩护，代理案件涵盖法轮功学员及各类教案，主要代理案件包括：新疆库尔勒耶和华见证人案、贵州活石教会苏天富及张秀红教案、黄雪琴及王建兵煽动颠覆国家政权案，以及许志永颠覆国家政权案。