I chose to defend human rights because I cannot maintain my silence in the face of injustice.

I'm just doing what my conscience asks me to do.

I cannot be silent when facing these evils against women and children.

The Chinese foreign ministry has said more than once that I am a free person. Did I do anything wrong by leaving my home?

No matter what happens, I feel very good about the future.

I've come out of a small jail and entered a bigger one.

Dictators are actually very fearful themselves. Even when they're asleep, they're afraid that others will take their powers away.