Documents and Media Reports on the Democracy Movement

These documents relating to the Chinese Democracy Movement and avant-garde artists and writers have been collected by Helmut Opletal during his stays in China between 1979 and 1984, others come from various public sources, or they have been provided by former activists and observers.

You can find documents and articles on the following subjects:

On "Li Yizhe" (1974/1979)

Petitioners

"Educated Youth" 

Criticizing the Regime

Dazibao, Dissidents and Political Reform Debates

Documents on the Exhibitions of the "Stars" Group

The "April Photography Association"

The 1980 Elections

Trials and Repression