When we free our speech, our voice becomes one. His actions have sparked worldwide attention, earned him a Nobel Peace Prize nomination, and landed him in jail twice.Ĭomposed in three parts, Unfree Speech chronicles Joshua's path to activism, collects the letters he wrote as a political prisoner under the Chinese state, and closes with a powerful and urgent call for all of us globally to defend our democratic values. Since then, Joshua has led the Umbrella Movement, founded a political party, and rallied the international community around the anti-extradition bill protests, which have seen two million people - more than a quarter of the population - take to Hong Kong's streets. While the adults stayed silent, Joshua staged the first-ever student protest in Hong Kong to oppose National Education - and won. When he was 14, Joshua Wong made history. With global democracy under threat, we must act together to defend our rights: now. Composed in three parts, Unfree Speech chronicles Joshua’s path to activism, collects the letters he wrote as a political prisoner, and closes with a powerful and urgent call for all of us globally to defend our democratic values. An urgent manifesto for global democracy from Joshua Wong, the 23-year-old phenomenon leading Hong Kong's protests - and Nobel Peace Prize nominee - with an introduction by Ai Weiwei
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