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How to defend democracy — and fight autocracy | Leopoldo Lopez
19 minutes Posted Nov 1, 2024 at 3:37 pm.
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Seventy-two percent of the world's population lives under some sort of autocratic rule, says freedom fighter Leopoldo Lopez. 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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