When we stay silent, no-one is safe: when we free our speech, they can't stop all of us. Hong Kong is the canary in the coal mine. Composed in three parts, Joshua chronicles his path to politics, 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 around the world to defend our democratic values. chronicles his path to activism, collects letters he wrote in prison, and closes with a powerful and urgent call for all of us globally to defend our democratic values. In Unfree Speech, Joshua tells his story for the first time. His actions have sparked worldwide attention, earned him a Nobel Peace Prize nomination and landed him in jail twice. Since then, Joshua has led the Umbrella Movement, founded a political party called Demosisto, and rallied the international community around the anti-extradition bill protests, which have seen an estimated 2 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. An urgent manifesto for global democracy from the leading 23-year-old Hong Kong activist - Nobel Peace Prize nominee and TIME, Forbes and Fortune world leader.
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