Women's voices

The Women In Their Own Words project is an unprecedented collection of personal testimonies about the lives of women in RFA's broadcast regions. From escaped trafficked brides to authors, artists, and professionals, to those who have devoted their lives to the struggle for rights and recognition, their stories are recorded here, in their own words.

‘I Hope to Help Them’

2009-10-22

A Laotian NGO worker describes how her childhood led her to her current work.

‘He Did What Had To Be Done’

2009-10-06

The mother of an activist monk in Burma talks about her family's sacrifices.

'We Had No Choice'

2009-10-05

A North Korean mother describes how she and her family joined a tiny group of defectors to resettle in the United States.

Forgive Me, My Son

2009-09-22

A North Korean mother laments seven years of separation from her son.

Rights Worker Battles Human Trafficking

2009-09-18

The founder of one of Cambodia’s most influential NGOs talks about how to more effectively combat human trafficking in her country.

‘Music is My Greatest Love’

2009-08-28

A young North Korean defector talks about the influence of foreign music on her classmates in North Korea's closed society.

Uyghur Women Step Forward

2009-08-21

Women take on a bigger role after deadly riots and hundreds of detentions in China's northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

New Income from Woodcarving

Women in remote Cambodian villages are turning to woodcarving as a new way to raise their standard of living.

中国博客

RFA China blog
RFA China is our Chinese blog reaching out to cyber citizens in China. Every day people share thoughts, analysis and information about current affairs and the state of Internet censorship. Victims of wrong doing tell the world about their plight.

RFA Unplugged

RFA UnpluggedCome and talk to us in the blogosphere. Here we're seeking a deeper online exchange about what's important in our language regions.
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