How to defend democracy — and fight autocracy

Name: How to defend democracy — and fight autocracy
Uploaded: 2024-10-31T17:18:54Z
Duration: 18 min 29 s
Description: Seventy-two percent of the world's population lives under some sort of autocratic rule, says freedom fighter Leopoldo López. In a rousing call to defend democracy worldwide, he shares the story of his imprisonment and exile for leading the movement against Venezuela's authoritarian regime — and shares his vision for uniting across borders to champion freedom and stamp out autocracy.

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• October 2024

Seventy-two percent of the world's population lives under some sort of autocratic rule, says freedom fighter Leopoldo López. In a rousing call to defend democracy worldwide, he shares the story of his imprisonment and exile for leading the movement against Venezuela's authoritarian regime — and shares his vision for uniting across borders to champion freedom and stamp out autocracy.