Unfree Speech: The Threat to Global Democracy and Why We Must Act, Now; Joshua Wong

When he was 14, Joshua Wong made history. While the adults stayed silent, Joshua staged the first ever student protest in Hong Kong to oppose National Education – and won.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 2 million people – more than a quarter of the population – take to Hong Kong’s streets. His actions have sparked worldwide attention, earned him a Nobel Peace Prize nomination, and landed him in jail twice.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. January 1, 2020   About the Author Joshua Wong Chi-fung is a Hong Kong student activist and politician. He has been named by TIME, Fortune, Prospect and Forbes as one of the world's most influential leaders. In 201