Fighting global authoritarianism
An interview with Samuel Chu, a community organizer for human rights and democracy. Interviewer: Ottilie Tabberer
September 17, 2024 -
Ottilie Tabberer
Samuel Chu
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Photo courtesy of Samuel Chu
OTTILIE TABBERER: You are an internationally wanted fugitive. How does it feel to have such a label?
SAMUEL CHU: I’ve had a lot of opportunities to reflect on my status. It’s been almost four years and I think it reflects the fact that fighting and organizing for democracy works. It threatens across borders the regimes that are being targeted. I didn’t set out to be a wanted fugitive. It was never my career goal. But what I have always been, looking back on my career, is a serial offender when it comes to making democracy work in places where it hasn’t. And that’s true particularly in the United States, where I’ve spent most of my adult life.
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Authoritarianism, autocracy, democracy, voting
