Laya Mosto

Were you going to protests?

I didn't go to protests.

I was 13.

My mom didn't even let us out of the house.

My sister was so vocal at some point in school.

My mom was like, no more going.

She'd sit your ass down.

Literally, she did not go to school for the last two, three months.

She's like, you're going to study at home, and then you're going to do your exams, and that's it for you.

Wow.

She would talk to people who are like related to the regime or have families that have ties to the regime.

And she'd be like, well, this person did this.

And like your cousin or whatever, your grandpa was murdered.

And how could you do this and whatever?

And like my sister was about like 18.

So she was like she was much more aware than I was.

And she was like very passionate.

When you see injustice and when you see people getting like murdered and when you see people getting shot at for like protesting, I mean...

The whole revolution started because kids spray-painted on the wall, you're up next, doctor, because the president was an eye doctor.

And they just spray-painted, you're next, doctor.