10 Facts About Xu Zhiyong

Xu Zhiyong is a Chinese civil rights activist and formerly a lecturer at the Beijing University of Post and Telecommunications.

Xu Zhiyong was one of the founders of the NGO Open Constitution Initiative and an active rights lawyer in China who campaigned against corruption and helped those underprivileged.

Xu Zhiyong is the main founder and icon of the New Citizens' Movement in China.

Xu Zhiyong was detained again on February 15,2020, in the southern city of Guangzhou after two months in hiding, for his participation in a meeting of rights activists and lawyers in Xiamen in December 2019 in which "democratic transition in China" was discussed.

Xu Zhiyong was sentenced for subversion to 14 years in jail on April 10,2023.

Xu Zhiyong was married to Cui Zheng, a journalist.

Xu Zhiyong had been in hiding since late 2019 and was detained by Chinese police on February 15,2020.

Xu Zhiyong was released on bail on August 23,2009.

Xu Zhiyong was arrested in Guangzhou on February 15,2020, according to two fellow activists.

Xu Zhiyong had been indicted on that charge in August 2021, and there had been no information about him since.