Gerwani Archive
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2 itemsPlace: Borneo ✕Event: Army press sexual slander campaign against Gerwani ✕Source archive: Delpher (KB, Netherlands) ✕
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GA-00727 1965-10-11 De Telegraaf rel A

Terwijl Soekarno blijft zwijgen: 1500 communisten gearresteerd (While Sukarno keeps silent, 1,500 communists arrested)

While Sukarno keeps silent, 1,500 communists arrested; Gerwani blamed for torture

De Telegraaf report (11 Oct 1965) that the army arrested over 1,500 communists, including Col. A. Latief; it states Gerwani members among the arrested "are said to be responsible for the torturing to death of the generals." Early Dutch-press repetition of the Gerwani slander.

GA-00992 1965-10-11 Friese Koerier OnafhankelijK Dagblad Voor Friesland En Aangrenzende Gebieden rel A

Java beheerst door leger

Java ruled by the army

Friese Koerier ANP/Reuters wire report (11 Oct 1965, p.1) on the situation in Java after the 30 September coup attempt: 90% of rebels reportedly arrested, Muslims looting the homes of Aidit and Njoto and the Gerwani headquarters. It adds that among arrested communists are Gerwani members 'said to be responsible for the