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Liang Xiaojun is a Beijing human-rights lawyer who represented numerous political prisoners and rights defenders, including Xu Zhiyong and one of the Hong Kong 12. Beijing authorities permanently revoked his law license in December 2021.
709 / rights-defense reconciliation update — 2026-09-14
Current-status evidence: DISBARRED RIGHTS LAWYER
Liang Xiaojun is a Beijing human-rights lawyer who represented numerous political prisoners and rights defenders, including Xu Zhiyong and one of the Hong Kong 12. Beijing authorities permanently revoked his law license in December 2021.
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Current-status and identity update — September 14, 2026
Status: Not currently known imprisoned. Beijing authorities revoked Liang Xiaojun’s law license in 2021; public rights-defense activity is documented after revocation, while exact 2026 activity, travel and surveillance conditions remain under verification.
Identity safeguard: A same-name Guangdong prisoner record is explicitly excluded from this profile and is not treated as evidence about the Beijing rights lawyer.
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