Women's voices

On International Women's Day 2007, RFA marks the anniversary of its Women In Their Own Words project—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.

Ex-Student Leader Looks Ahead

2009-06-03

A former student leader of Beijing's June 4, 1989 pro-democracy movement talks about her vision for China's future.

Boat People 'Ate Their Relatives'

2009-05-11

On a perilous ocean journey, starvation leads refugees to the unthinkable to stay alive.

Horrors of Fleeing Vietnam

2009-05-11

After the Vietnam War (1959-75), thousands of Vietnamese took to the sea fleeing persecution by the new communist government. Three women, now resettled overseas, describe the horrors of that perilous journey.

China's Women in 2009

2009-03-09

To mark International Women's Day 2009, five Chinese women discuss their experiences of work, family, and whether they are achieving gender equality.

'They Told Me Not to Come Any More'

2008-12-18

The wife of a jailed activist in Burma talks about her husband's mistreatment at the hands of his captors.

Jailed Activist's Wife Tells Story

2008-12-13

A woman who has endured the hardship of caring for several jailed relatives talks about life as the member of an activist family.

One Child in China

2008-11-17

A Uyghur woman now living in the United States describes her own experience of the one-child policy.

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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