Courrier de Genève, 11 October 1965: In Jakarta, Muslims ransack the home of the Indonesian communist leader
Courrier de Genève, 11 Oct 1965, AFP report 'In Djakarta, Muslims ransack the home of the leader of the Indonesian communists': per the daily Mimbar Revolusi, crowds sacked the homes of Aidit and Njoto and the headquarters of 'Gerwani'. Also: 86 rebels captured near Brebes, mass demonstrations in Malang, and an analysi
Journal du Jura, 11 October 1965: The homes of the communist leaders ransacked
Journal du Jura (Biel), 11 Oct 1965, 'The homes of the communist leaders ransacked' (AFP). The Muslim daily Mimbar Revolusi reports that homes of Aidit and Njoto were sacked, a bloodstained shirt found at Njoto's, then crowds ransacked the Gerwani headquarters; one billion rupiah allegedly found at Aidit's. Also 86 'co
Journal et feuille d'avis du Valais, 11 October 1965: Ransacked
Journal et feuille d'avis du Valais, 11 Oct 1965, brief item 'Ransacked' (AFP). The Muslim daily Mimbar Revolusi reports that the homes of Aidit and Njoto were ransacked by Muslims, a bloodstained bullet-riddled shirt found at Njoto's, and that demonstrators then ransacked the Gerwani headquarters.
Le Nouvelliste, 11 October 1965: In Indonesia, the hunt for rebels and communists
Le Nouvelliste (Valais), 11 Oct 1965, 'In Indonesia, rebels and ... communists are hunted down'. A military source claims 90% of rebels arrested and five battalions (4,000 men) took part in the coup. Repeats the AFP account that Muslims ransacked the homes of Aidit and Njoto and then the Gerwani headquarters, with one
Neue Berner Zeitung, 3 November 1965: Anti-communist demonstration in Sumatra; Kowani expels Gerwani
Neue Berner Zeitung, 3 Nov 1965 (UPI/AFP): anti-communist demonstration in Sumatra; Sukarno tells ministers to act 'bravely'; 100,000 demonstrators at the Chinese embassy in Medan; gold and silver mines nationalised; 57 PKI parliamentarians removed. Key for Gerwani research: the Indonesian women's congress (Kowani, OCR
Freiburger Nachrichten, 8 November 1965: Indonesia - the hunt for communists continues
Freiburger Nachrichten, 8 Nov 1965, 'Indonesia: hunt for Communists continues' (Reuter/AFP). Citing the Army newspaper, paratroopers killed nine women described as 'suicide fighters of Gerwani' who tried to block army tanks near Solo, shot after warning shots; also arrests in Cilacap, suspensions in Kalimantan, a 'holy