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GA-00798 1948-07-24 De Waarheid rel C

Groot succes in Parijs voor Indonesiërs (Great success in Paris for Indonesians)

Great success in Paris for Indonesians at WIDF exhibition events

De Waarheid report (24 Jul 1948) on a Perhimpunan Indonesia group of Indonesian workers and students performing dances and songs in Paris and Saint-Denis at WIDF invitation during its women's exhibition. An Indonesian woman greeted French women; the piece notes Kowani is a WIDF member. No Gerwis/Gerwani and no named In

GA-00612 1950-08-22 De Locomotief rel C

Zangconcours (Singing competition)

Singing competition

De Locomotief, 22 Aug 1950: announcement of a Semarang singing competition in September, with Annie Landau, Ribut Rawit and Sulami among the contestants; proceeds for a Chinese orphanage, invalids and the Indonesian war cemetery. Gerwis is not mentioned and this Sulami is probably not the Gerwani leader; identity uncon

GA-00785 1954-07-20 De Vrije Pers rel C

Advertentie (Cinema advertisements)

Cinema advertisements in Surabaya

Cinema advertisement page in De Vrije Pers (20 Jul 1954) for Surabaya cinemas (Spanish Main, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, an Indonesian film "Leilani" with Mochtar and Metty Herawati). No Gerwani content; archive tag to Tris Metty rests on a film-cast name only.

GA-01251 1957-02-08 Java-Bode rel C

Expositie Aziatische mode (Exposition of Asian fashion)

Exposition of Asian fashion

Java-Bode, 8 February 1957, p. 2: report on an exposition of national costumes and music by Pan-Pacific and Southeast Asian women's organisations at the Plaza Hotel, New York; Indonesian participants included Sukanti Surjotjondro, Nelly Kawilarang and Sulami Sujud. A second snippet about a clandestine bank on Bangka is

GA-01074 1961-06-27 Het Rotterdamsch Parool rel C

Berlijn ontzet door schandaal op 'ernstige' Berlinale (met bespreking van de Indonesische film 'Dappere vrouwen')

Berlin shocked by scandal at 'serious' Berlinale (with review of Indonesian film 'Brave Women')

Het Rotterdamsch Parool report (27 Jun 1961, p.4) from the Berlinale: a gossip piece on an actress's torn dress, then mocking review of an Indonesian film 'Dappere vrouwen' (about Indonesian women's patriotism in the struggle for freedom), screened outside the festival, in which Dutch colonists are played by Indonesian

GA-03544 1963-05-24 Berita Harian rel C

Buku puisi di-haramkan (PKI member's poetry book banned in the Federation)

Poetry book banned (PKI member's book banned in the Federation), Berita Harian, 24 May 1963

Berita Harian (Singapore/Malaya), 24 May 1963: Kuala Lumpur report that the Federation government has banned 'Puisi Progresif Indonesia', a book written and translated by a PKI member, 'Bintang S...' (snippet cut off). The sweep guesses the author is Bintang Suradi, possibly the husband of Gerwani member Suwarti Bintan

GA-01389 1974-07-02 Vrije Stem Onafhankelijk Weekblad Voor Suriname rel C

Mavis Wirio miss Djawa (Mavis Wirio Miss Java)

Mavis Wirio Miss Java

Photo caption in the Surinamese weekly Vrije Stem (2 Jul 1974): the 'Miss Djawa' contest organised by Trie Djokko Moeljo, won by Mavis Wirioredjo. Concerns Javanese-Surinamese community life; nothing on Indonesia's women's movement or Gerwani.

GA-02323 2007 Tempo rel C licensed

Wajah Aidit di Seluloid

Tempo, 1 October 2007: Aidit's face on celluloid

Tempo feature (1 Oct 2007) on how D.N. Aidit was portrayed in the New Order film Pengkhianatan G-30-S/PKI, via interviews with Syu'bah Asa, Danarto, Amarzan Ismail Hamid and Jajang C. Noer. Notes thin research and an invented chain-smoking Aidit; context for film propaganda.

GA-02263 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Kesaksian Binal-Bugil dari Republik Preman (The Act of Killing)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Testimonies from a republic of thugs (The Act of Killing)

Tempo package (1 Oct 2012) on The Act of Killing: Ariel Heryanto's review calling it the most important film on Indonesia, and a profile of Anwar Congo (Medan, Pemuda Pancasila) with his wife Salmah and Joshua Oppenheimer's comments. It stresses perpetrators' impunity and ties to officials. Gerwani is not mentioned.

GA-02286 2021-04-14 Tempo rel C licensed

Kisahkan 2 Perempuan Mantan Tapol, Film You and I Tayang di Bioskop Online

Tempo.co, 14 April 2021: Film 'You and I' about two women ex-prisoners streams online

Short Tempo.co news item (14 Apr 2021) that the documentary 'You and I' by Fanny Chotimah, about ex-political prisoners Kaminah and Kusdalini, streams on Bioskop Online from 9 April 2021 after winning the Festival Film Indonesia 2020 documentary prize and the DMZ Asian Perspective Award. Mostly promotional; Gerwani is

GA-03599 2021-05-01 Tempo (edisi 1 Mei 2021) rel C licensed

Kisah Dua Sastrawan Lekra (S. Rukiah Kertapati)

Tale of two Lekra writers: S. Rukiah Kertapati (Tempo, 1 May 2021)

Tempo feature, 1 May 2021, by Moyang Kasih Dewi Merdeka and Hardian Putra Pratama, on the forgotten Lekra writer S. Rukiah Kertapati: poet and novelist, Lekra leadership member from the 1959 congress, wife of BTI leader Sidik Kertapati. Soldiers took her from Purwakarta (article dates the arrest 1969; she was held at C

GA-03600 2021-05-01 Tempo (edisi 1 Mei 2021) rel C licensed

Penyair Misterius, Pendukung Sastra Anak (Sugiarti Siswadi)

Mysterious poet and supporter of children's literature: Sugiarti Siswadi (Tempo, 1 May 2021)

Tempo article, 1 May 2021, by Isma Savitri and Hardian Putra Pratama, on Lekra writer Sugiarti Siswadi: Lekra central leadership member from 1959, children's-literature advocate, author of the banned Sorga Dibumi, and editor of Api Kartini. Researchers cannot trace her life; one suspects she was jailed in Semarang in 1

GA-02299 2022-08-20 Tempo rel C licensed

Memoar Ketiga Mia Bustam (Belajar Hidup Tak Dendam dari Mia Bustam)

Tempo, 20 August 2022: Mia Bustam's third memoir (learning not to hold grudges)

Tempo feature (20 Aug 2022, Dian Yuliastuti and Seno Joko Suyono) on the launch of Mia Bustam's third memoir, 'Kelindan Asa dan Kenyataan'. It recounts her arrest in Yogyakarta on 23 Nov 1965, 13 years' detention without trial (Vredeburg, Wirogunan, Plantungan, Bulu) for Lekra membership, release in 1978, and her later

GA-02304 2024-12-10 Tempo rel C licensed

Memoar Keempat Mia Bustam: Gambaran Perempuan Tangguh

Tempo.co, 10 December 2024: Mia Bustam's fourth memoir, portrait of a resilient woman

Tempo.co report (10 Dec 2024, Istiqomatul Hayati and Ihsan Reliubun) on the launch of Mia Bustam's fourth memoir, 'Mutiara Kisah Masa Lalu' (Ultimus, 7 Dec 2024), completing her tetralogy. It gives her biography, arrest on 23 Nov 1965, 13 years' detention (including Plantungan) as a Lekra member, and her children's acc

GA-02305 2024-12-10 Tempo rel C licensed

Mutiara Tetralogi Mia Bustam: Cinta Pertama, Perceraian, dan Penjara

Tempo.co, 10 December 2024: Pearls of Mia Bustam's tetralogy - first love, divorce and prison

Tempo.co report (10 Dec 2024, Istiqomatul Hayati and Ihsan Reliubun) on Mia Bustam's four memoirs: 'Sudjojono dan Aku' (written from 1985, on her marriage and divorce, edited by Hersri Setiawan), 'Dari Kamp ke Kamp' (13 years' detention), 'Kelindan Asa dan Kenyataan' and 'Mutiara Kisah Masa Lalu'. Her children explain

GA-02312 2025-11-16 Tempo rel C licensed

Arsip Langka Seniman Lekra Mia Bustam (Pameran Tunggal Biennale Jogja)

Tempo, 16 November 2025: Rare archive of Lekra artist Mia Bustam (Biennale Jogja solo exhibition)

Tempo magazine report (16 Nov 2025, Shinta Maharani and Iwan Kurniawan) on the Biennale Jogja solo exhibition of Lekra artist Mia Bustam at Benteng Vredeburg (opened 6 Oct 2025), based on Astrid Reza's thesis. It covers her arrest, nearly 14 years' detention (Plantungan gardener), embroidery, paintings, Api Kartini mag