Teng Biao

Teng Biao
Teng Biao
滕彪
	Teng in 2009
Born	2 August 1973 (age 50)
Nationality	Chinese
Alma mater	China University of Political Science and Law
Occupation(s)	Lawyer, political activist
Years active	2007-Present
Organization	Open Constitution Initiative (Founder)
Known for	Human rights activism, defence of cases involving freedom of expression, religious freedom against Chinese government persecution; promotion of Charter 08
Movement	Weiquan movement
Awards	Religious Freedom and Rule of Law Defender Award (2012); Prize for Outstanding Democracy Activist (2011); Human Rights Watch Hellman/Hammett Grants (2010); NED Democracy Award (2008); Human Rights Prize of French Republic (2007);

Teng Biao (Chinese: 滕彪) is a Chinese lawyer and political activist. He is a lecturer at the China University of Political Science and Law in Beijing. He has been a vocal supporter of human rights activists such as Chen Guangcheng and Hu Jia.^[2] He has been arrested at least twice, in March 2008^[3] and in February 2011.^[4] He was also a visiting scholar at Harvard Law School from (2015-16) and at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.^[5]

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