Freedom: How We Lose It and How We Fight Back

"2021 Foreword INDIES Gold Winner

Shortlisted for the Parliamentary Book Award Best Political Book



"We must all continue to speak up and stand up for Nathan Law and for those who fight for freedom in Hong Kong." TIME magazine, The 100 Most Influential People of 2020

"The dismantling of Hong Kong has long been one of the most painful disasters in East Asia. . . . ?How did Asia’s most liberal, open and cosmopolitan city . . . change so fundamentally?’ the activist Law asks in this philosophical memoir."

"A heartfelt primer . . . the moderate and thoughtful Law is nothing like the radical agitator of Beijing’s imagination."

"Law’s most significant personal act of political freedom may be the publication of the book itself. . . . [It] serves as a record of what his generation stood for—and what has happened to the people of Hong Kong—no matter which substitute version of history Beijing promulgates. . . . Freedom is a compelling read and an earnest reminder that those who live in democracies must remain active citizens to safeguard their own freedoms."

"In Freedom, Law describes how Beijing was able to subvert Hong Kong’s traditional freedoms and how the CCP uses doublespeak to rob democratic values and institutions of their true meaning."

"With democratic ideals such as press freedom and the rule of law being increasingly eroded in nations including Hungary, Brazil and Turkey—and with election results still being called into question in the US—Law offers a warning and a wake-up call."

"An essential and timely read, warning policymakers, advocates and all people of the erosion to freedom happening before our eyes and equipping us to combat this challenge." Speaker Nancy Pelosi

"Nathan Law’s agonizing account of China’s ruthless takeover of Hong Kong provides a terrible insight into Beijing’s ambitions—the world needs to read this before other Pacific entities are swallowed up." Jon Snow, journalist