Browse · Gerwani Archive

GA-00473 1951-08-20 'T Nieuws Voor Kampen rel A

26 personen in Oost-Vava gearresteerd (26 orang ditangkap di Jawa Timur)

26 persons arrested in East Java

Dutch newspaper report ('t Nieuws voor Kampen, 20 Aug 1951, p. 6) on the mass arrests of 26 people in East Java, including journalists, PKI and SOBSI officials in Surabaya, and the chairwoman of Gerwis, Mrs. Parjani Ilham. Officials said the arrests targeted no particular group.

GA-00511 1952-08-28 Algemeen Indisch Dagblad rel A

Augustus-arrestanten: Sobsi wil in Soerabaja massa-demonstratie (Tahanan Agustus: SOBSI ingin demonstrasi massa di Surabaya)

August detainees: SOBSI wants mass demonstration in Surabaya

Algemeen Indisch Dagblad (1952-08-28, p. 2): at a Surabaya press conference the committee for victims of the August 1951 raids, with SOBSI, plans a 7 September mass demonstration outside the governor's and Brawijaya commander's residences demanding release of all arrestees. Committee secretary Miss Sulami blames the RT