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An pressing manifesto for international democracy from Joshua Wong, the 23-yr-antique phenomenon top Hong Kong’s protests – and Nobel Peace Prize nominee – with an creation through Ai Weiwei
With international democracy beneath danger, we will have to act in combination to protect out rights: now.
When he used to be 14, Joshua Wong made historical past. Even as the adults stayed silent, Joshua staged the primary-ever scholar protest in Hong Kong to oppose Nationwide Training — and gained.
Since then, Joshua has led the Umbrella Motion, based a political birthday party, and rallied the global group across the anti-extradition invoice protests, that have noticed 2 million folks — greater than 1 / 4 of the inhabitants — take to Hong Kong’s streets. His movements have sparked all over the world consideration, earned him a Nobel Peace Prize nomination, and landed him in prison two times.
Composed in 3 portions, Unfree Speech chronicles Joshua’s trail to activism, collects the letters he wrote as a political prisoner beneath the Chinese language state, and closes with an impressive and pressing name for all people globally to protect our democratic values.
When we keep silent, no person is protected. Once we loose our speech, our voice turns into one.
