Li Boguang, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Li Boguang

Chinese legal scholar

Date of Birth: 10-Oct-1968

Place of Birth: Hunan, China

Date of Death: 25-Feb-2018

Profession: barefoot lawyer

Nationality: China

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Li Boguang

  • Li Boguang (Chinese: ???; pinyin: Li Bóguang; 1 October 1968 – 26 February 2018 in Beijing) was a Chinese legal scholar and human rights activist.
  • In his capacity as the director of the Quimin Research Institute in Beijing, Li supported farmers in seeking compensation for confiscated farmland.
  • He was arrested in 2004 following his involvement in the Tangshan protest, which led to international attention being paid to his plight by human rights groups.Li was the victim of a physical assault in 2016.
  • He died in February 2018, with the Chinese government attributing his death to liver disease.
  • This provoked controversy, with media outlets considering his demise to be "suspicious", given the Chinese government's track record on human rights.

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