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8 November 2021

The threat to democracies: Hong Kong exile Nathan Law

Why the speed of the rise of authoritarianism is a warning for the world.

Megan Gibson interviews Hong Kong democracy activist Nathan Law.

They discuss his new book, Freedom: How We Lose It and How We Fight Back.

They talk about the speed of the impact of Hong Kong’s National Security Law, how safe and stable Western democracies really are, and whether he could ever return to Hong Kong.

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Further Reading:

Nathan Law: From Poland to the UK, “freedom is under threat

One year on from China’s national security crackdown, Hong Kong is a changed place

Radosław Sikorski: “Poland is on the path of Hungary and Russia”

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