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Freedom of expression is a very essential condition for me to make any art. Also, it is an essential value for my life. I have to protect this right and also to fight for the possibility.

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I think my stance and my way of life is my most important art.

Everything is art. Everything is politics.

Twitter is the people’s tool, the tool of the ordinary people, people who have no other resources.

No autocracy can lead people to believe that they are living in harmony and happiness.

The biggest crime of a dictatorship is to eradicate human feelings from people.

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