Neues Deutschland, 7 October 1965, p. 7: ADN/ND report 'Sukarno leitete Sitzung', quoting TASS on the Indonesian cabinet meeting at Bogor after the 30 September events. Sukarno urged calm; the newspaper 'Angkatan Bersendjata' published the demand of Nahdlatul Ulama and others that he ban the PKI, Pemuda Rakyat, the wom
Neues Deutschland, 12 October 1965, p. 7. ND brief 'Malaysias Premier feiert Putschversuch' (Kuala Lumpur/Djakarta, citing AP and AFP): Tunku Abdul Rahman calls the 30 September coup attempt an 'answer to our prayers' and a chance to eliminate Indonesian communists. Citing a Jakarta Muslim daily, it reports that incite
Berliner Zeitung, 20 October 1965, p. 5: TASS/ADN brief "KP Indonesiens verboten" from Djakarta. The Jakarta military governor (OCR: Birahadikusumo, i.e. Umar Wirahadikusumah) issued a temporary ban on the PKI and its "affiliated organisations" in the Jakarta area, explicitly listing Pemuda Rakjat and "Gerwani (Fraueno
Neues Deutschland, 20 October 1965, p. 1: ADN/TASS report 'KP Indonesiens in Djakarta verboten'. Jakarta's military governor, Maj.-Gen. Umar Wirahadikusumah, issued a temporary ban on the PKI and its affiliated organisations for the Jakarta area, explicitly naming Pemuda Rakyat and Gerwani (women's organisation), the p
Neue Zeit, 11 November 1965, p. 2: ADN/TASS item 'Kriegszustand aufgehoben'. Sukarno lifted the state of war in Jakarta imposed after the 'Movement of 30 September'; persecution of communists continues, with 346 party members arrested in Tangerang, 125 people 'including twelve women' in a Central Java town and 40 in Be
Neues Deutschland, 11 November 1965, p. 7. ADN dispatch from Djakarta under 'Sukarno kritisiert Presse': Sukarno lifts the state of war in the capital; Antara reports arrests of PKI members (346 in Tangerang, 125 people including twelve women in a Central Java town, 40 in Belawan); 102 parliamentarians removed; Sukarno
Berliner Zeitung, 23 November 1965, p. 5: ADN/BZ brief "Weitere Repressalien" from Djakarta. Citing the Indonesian press, it reports further reprisals by military authorities and civilian right-wing circles against progressive forces, and quotes Antara that all arrested persons belong to the Communist Party, the women'
Neues Deutschland, 23 November 1965, p. 7: ADN report 'Neue Repressalien in Indonesien' from Jakarta citing the Indonesian press: 1,600 detained in the South Borneo military district and 1,630 arrested in Wonogiri near Surakarta. Antara states all those held belong to the Communist Party, the women's organisation 'Gerw
Neue Zeit, 27 November 1965, p. 4 (women's page): 'Die Kraft liegt in der Einigkeit', a history of 20 years of the WIDF (IDFF). Indonesia appears once, in a list of imperialist armed aggressions (Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaya, Korea) against which the WIDF organised protests. The article also stresses the DFD's role and I
Page 5 of the East Berlin Berliner Zeitung, 24 Feb 1966, with a short article 'Anklage unhaltbar' and an ADN item on the Jakarta military trial of PKI Politburo member Njono, sentenced to death on 21 Feb. It says he pleaded not guilty and sought clemency from Sukarno, and that his defence counsel, Frau Sunito (Trees Su
Page 5 of the East Berlin Berliner Zeitung, 24 Feb 1966, with a short article 'Anklage unhaltbar' and an ADN item on the Jakarta military trial of PKI Politburo member Njono, sentenced to death on 21 Feb. It says he pleaded not guilty and sought clemency from Sukarno, and that his defence counsel, Frau Sunito (Trees Su
Page 7 of the SED daily Neues Deutschland, 24 Feb 1966, with a commentary and an ADN dispatch on the death sentence passed on PKI Politburo member Njono on 21 Feb. The dispatch says his defence counsel, Frau Sunito (Trees Sunito), also showed the accusations to be groundless. The commentary condemns the killings of Com
Page 7 of the SED daily Neues Deutschland, 24 Feb 1966, with a commentary and an ADN dispatch on the death sentence passed on PKI Politburo member Njono on 21 Feb. The dispatch says his defence counsel, Frau Sunito (Trees Sunito), also showed the accusations to be groundless. The commentary condemns the killings of Com
Berliner Zeitung, 3 November 1968, p. 5. ADN/BZ brief 'Protest gegen Massaker': the IDFF (WIDF) telegraphed General Suharto its outrage at continuing massacres of Indonesian patriots and democrats, calling them a flagrant violation of the UN Declaration of Human Rights. The same page's column 'Es geschah in dieser Woch
Neues Deutschland, 4 November 1968, p. 4: Paris/Berlin ADN/ND item "Weltorganisationen protestieren bei Suharto". The International Association of Democratic Lawyers condemns the murder of leading Indonesian communists (unnamed) and urges protests to save those facing death sentences. The WIDF (IDFF), in a telegram to