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GA-02001 1966-04-20 Sinar Harapan rel B

Sinar Harapan, 20 April 1966, hlm. 1

Sinar Harapan, 20 Apr 1966: PKI cadres in West Irian; one Gerwani figure still detained

Sinar Harapan, 20 Apr 1966, p. 1: Brig. Gen. Bintoro of Kodam Cendrawasih says PKI cadres posted to West Irian were easily 'secured', 93 prisoners sent to Java, and 'only one Gerwani figure named Rukinah' remained detained.

GA-01615 1989-03-17 Harian Neraca rel A

Harian Neraca, 17 Maret 1989: 'Siapa menabur angin akan menuai badai' (64)

Harian Neraca serial 'Siapa menabur angin akan menuai badai' (64): arrests in Bekasi and Njono's confession

Harian Neraca, 17 Mar 1989, p. 10: instalment 64 saying 'hundreds' of Pemuda Rakyat and Gerwani members were arrested in Bekasi, and listing 'Gerakan Wanita Indonesia' among organisations Aidit planned to deploy per Njono's confession.

GA-01619 1989-03-25 Harian Neraca rel B

Harian Neraca, 25 Maret 1989: 'Siapa menabur angin akan menuai badai' (70)

Harian Neraca serial 'Siapa menabur angin akan menuai badai' (70): October-November 1965 violence and Suharto's 10 No...

Harian Neraca, 25 Maret 1989, p. 10: instalment 70 of Soegiarso Soerojo's serial. Surveys October–November 1965 violence and Suharto's 10 Nov 1965 'Seruan', with crowd attacks in Aceh and Sumatra on the PKI and Gerwani.

GA-02930 2004 rel A

Tahun yang Tak Pernah Berakhir: Memahami Pengalaman Korban 65 (Roosa, Ratih dan Farid, eds., 2004)

The Year That Never Ended: Understanding the Experiences of 1965 Victims (Roosa, Ratih and Farid, eds., 2004)

2004 Elsam/ISSI/TRuK volume distilling an oral history project of 260 victims, with essays including on women political prisoners (Josepha Sukartiningsih), rape in Central Java, survival strategies and Blitar Selatan. Introduction defends oral history against the Lubang Buaya myth.

GA-02245 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

AM: "Kami Tidak Pernah Mengubur..."

Tempo, 1 October 2012: AM - 'We never buried them...' (Ansor member's testimony)

Tempo testimony (1 Oct 2012) of 'AM', 70, a former Ansor/Banser member who took part in night-time 'drop-dropan' killings of village-level PKI leaders in Badas and Pare (Jombang-Kediri), Oct-Nov 1965. He says he felt no pity and left bodies unburied, justifying his hatred by PKI land reform actions. Gerwani is not ment

GA-02247 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Bangsawan Karaeng Lira: Mengganyang Keluarga Sendiri

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Bangsawan Karaeng Lira - 'Crushing one's own family'

Tempo testimony (1 Oct 2012) of Bangsawan Karaeng Lira, 72, who led the mob that destroyed the BTI leader's house in Bontolanrang, Takalar (South Sulawesi), in late 1965. Describes forced labour (irrigation, roads) by detained PKI/BTI members, with a BTI survivor, Kamaruddin Bella, who lost relatives. Gerwani not menti

GA-02248 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Bapa Tengkorak: Keluarga Pun Harus Dibunuh

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Bapa Tengkorak - 'Even family had to be killed'

Tempo testimony (1 Oct 2012) of 'Bapa Tengkorak', a Maumere prisoner recruited by Kodim 1603 as executioner and sent to behead suspected PKI at Wairita and other Sikka villages, Feb-May 1966; victims included his relatives, and the commander recorded the numbers. Paid Rp 150,000 and rice, then freed. Gerwani not mentio

GA-02249 2012-10-01 Tempo rel B licensed

Beras Erwin dan Bubur Tajin (Penahanan tapol 1965 di Jakarta)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Erwin's rice and tajin porridge (1965 detention in Jakarta)

Tempo piece (1 Oct 2012) on conditions of 1965 political prisoners in Jakarta: torture and tiny rations at Cipinang, Salemba, Kalong HQ and Bukit Duri, with testimony of Eko Wardoyo, Bedjo Untung, Jawito. Includes Gerwani member and journalist Sri Sukatno, jailed years at Bukit Duri, describing electric torture at 'Gan

GA-02250 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Burhan Zainuddin Rusjiman: "Saya Punya License to Kill"

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Burhan Zainuddin Rusjiman - 'I had a licence to kill'

Tempo testimony (1 Oct 2012) of Burhan Zainuddin Rusjiman, 72, 'Burhan Kampak', a former HMI/KAMI/Laskar Ampera member in Yogyakarta given a pistol and 'license to kill' from Nov 1965, who hunted PKI with Kostrad/RPKAD in Yogyakarta, Gunungkidul and Klaten. Motivated by anti-communism and CGMI conflict; Gerwani not men

GA-02251 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Chambali: "Orang Itu Lancar Mengucap Syahadat..."

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Chambali - 'He recited the creed fluently...'

Tempo testimony (1 Oct 2012) of Chambali, 70, former Banser chief of Rengel, Tuban, who describes beheading PKI members at Jurang Watu Rongko in 1965-66 on lists from the district office and military, encouraged by NU leader Kiai Murtadji. Recalls sparing one man who recited the creed. Tempo adds a note on the ravine's

GA-02252 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Dari Gudang Beras ke Kebun Pisang (Pembantaian di Grobogan)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: From the rice warehouse to the banana grove (Grobogan massacre)

Tempo reconstruction (1 Oct 2012) of army-directed killings of PKI members in Grobogan/Purwodadi, 1967-68 (Operasi Kikis), centred on a rice-warehouse detention camp at Kuwu. Draws on Poncke Princen's 1969 exposure, Henk Kolb's list of mass graves, Hanra Inti militia and Kodam Diponegoro intelligence figures. Gerwani i

GA-02253 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Dari Pengakuan Algojo 1965

Tempo, 1 October 2012: From the confessions of 1965 executioners

Tempo column (1 Oct 2012) arguing that reconciliation must start from perpetrators' confession. Discusses victim-count disputes (78,000 to 3 million), The Act of Killing and Anwar Congo, Gus Dur's apology versus NU refusals, the Palu mayor's apology, and calls for lifting the ban on Marxism. Gerwani is not mentioned.

GA-02256 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

I Ketut Mantram: "Ada Daftar dari Kodim"

Tempo, 1 October 2012: I Ketut Mantram - 'There was a list from the Kodim'

Tempo testimony (1 Oct 2012) of I Ketut Mantram, 72, PNI village secretary in Jembrana, Bali, who joined the 37-man 'Tameng/Rantai' squad that executed PKI members on Kodim lists for about three months, burying bodies in coastal pits. Gerwani is not mentioned.

GA-02257 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Ironi Gandhi di Medan

Tempo, 1 October 2012: The irony of Gandhi Street in Medan (detention house)

Tempo report (1 Oct 2012) on the Jalan Gandhi detention house in Medan, a former Baperki school used by Kopkamtib for over a decade; Komnas HAM names it a torture site (beatings, confinement in toilets with faeces). Testimony from Astaman Hasibuan (Lekra) and soldier Eddy Sartimin. Gerwani is not mentioned.

GA-02258 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Jagal-jagal di Ladang Pembantaian (Kediri dan Probolinggo)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Butchers in the killing fields (Kediri and Probolinggo)

Long Tempo feature (1 Oct 2012) on Kediri and Probolinggo killings: Ansor/Banser, Lirboyo santri led by Gus Maksum and army units, from the 13 Oct 1965 rally and the burning of the PKI office, using 'drop' trucks from Koramil, with the Kanigoro (Jan 1965) background. Testimony of Abdul Malik and Haji SY. Gerwani is not

GA-02260 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Jasad Terapung sampai Jauh (Jembatan Bacem, Bengawan Solo)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Bodies floating far away (Bacem bridge, Bengawan Solo)

Tempo report (1 Oct 2012) on the Bacem bridge over Bengawan Solo (Sukoharjo), an execution site where bodies were thrown into the river in Oct 1965 and for months after. Local witnesses (Mbah Wiryo, Bibit, Supeno) and historian Sudharmono; dispute over whether Banser NU took part. Gerwani is not mentioned.

GA-02261 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Karena Wibawa Sang Jenderal (Mengapa Jawa Barat luput dari pembantaian)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Because of the general's authority (why West Java escaped the killings)

Tempo piece (1 Oct 2012) explaining why West Java saw no mass killings: Siliwangi commander Ibrahim Adjie ordered detentions without violence (per Benedict Anderson via Umar Said), and RPKAD, whose arrival triggered killings elsewhere (Cribb, Anderson), did not enter. Notes Suharto's 2 Oct 1965 letter claiming to preve

GA-02264 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Kiamat Akibat Dendam Kesumat (Pembantaian di Banyuwangi)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Doomsday born of grudges (Banyuwangi massacre)

Tempo report (1 Oct 2012) on Banyuwangi: the 'Gagak Hitam' force of NU/PNI members hunted communists after 62 Ansor were killed at Cemethuk (commemorated at the Pancasila Jaya monument, called Lubang Buaya Cemethuk). Testimony of Baidawi and ex-Lekra secretary Andang Chatif Yusuf; bodies thrown into Jurang Tangis. Gerw

GA-02265 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Komando Operasi, Tuhan Allah di Maumere

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Operations Command, the God of Maumere

Tempo report (1 Oct 2012) on the Komop-run killings in Sikka, Flores (from March 1966): testimony of 'Bapa Peter' forced to dig pits at Wairita, and research by Pater Hubert Hasulie (about 30 pits, 1,000-1,500 victims, witnesses drawn from Catholic, Parkindo and NU delegates). Priest Romo Pede was threatened and transf

GA-02266 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Mengambil Jatah di Daerah Merah (Boyolali dan Klaten)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Taking quotas in the red zone (Boyolali and Klaten)

Tempo report (1 Oct 2012) on the killing fields of Boyolali and Klaten at the foot of Merapi from 22 Oct 1965, with RPKAD and Kodam Diponegoro. Testimony of Soepomo (Pemuda Rakyat, now head of the 1965 victims research foundation) and Gito Sudarmo, who 'took quotas' of suspected PKI for execution at sites such as Sonol

GA-02267 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Pembunuhan Massal 1965-1966: Vendetta dan Jingoisme

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Mass killings 1965-1966 - vendetta and jingoism

Tempo historiography essay (1 Oct 2012) on the 1965-66 mass killings, outlining three phases of writing about 1965 and proposing 'jingoism' and 'vendetta' (macho, anomie-driven local score-settling) as cultural explanations, with the label 'PKI lu' as a channel for hatred. Argues history is interpretation and need not

GA-02268 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Pendekar Tulungagung dalam Pasungan

Tempo, 1 October 2012: The Tulungagung fighter in shackles

Tempo profile (1 Oct 2012) of Supardi, 71, a Tulungagung silat fighter recruited by Ansor as an executioner in 1965, who later developed a mental disorder and has been shackled by his family for about 30 years. Account from his brother Marjuni and sister. Gerwani is not mentioned.

GA-02270 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Pusara di Atas Sumur (Lumajang dan Magetan)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Graves above wells (Lumajang and Magetan)

Tempo report (1 Oct 2012) on killing sites in Lumajang (Pandanwangi, Curah Mayit, Srebet) and Magetan (Puhrancang well, Gangsiran forest), with testimony from Ansor/Banser participants and villagers. Notes NU leaders called it jihad, army backing, and that many victims were not PKI. Gerwani is not mentioned.

GA-02272 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Sebuah Kamp di Tengah Sungai (Pulau Kemaro, Palembang)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: A camp in the middle of the river (Pulau Kemaro, Palembang)

Tempo report (1 Oct 2012) on Pulau Kemaro, Palembang, used as a military concentration camp in the 1960s-70s; Komnas HAM heard of about 30,000 killed or disappeared in South Sumatra. Testimony of Suwandi and Mochtar Effendy on torture, starvation and mass killing in Sept-Oct 1966 when prisoners dropped to 17. Gerwani i

GA-02273 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Sebuah Pengakuan dari Kerumunan Pohon Kapuk (Palu)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: A confession from the clump of kapok trees (Palu)

Tempo report (1 Oct 2012) on Palu, Central Sulawesi: ex-soldier Ahmad Bantam confesses to digging the grave for three PKI leaders executed in May 1967 and tells their families; Solidaritas Korban documents 1,000+ victims; Mayor Rusdi Mastura publicly apologises (24 Mar 2012) and promises health care, scholarships, a mo

GA-02274 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Setelah 'Tuhan Mati' di Mlancu

Tempo, 1 October 2012: After 'God died' at Mlancu

Tempo report (1 Oct 2012) on the Mlancu massacre (Kediri-Jombang border), where about 700 alleged PKI were killed in November 1965, drawing on Hermawan Sulistyo's research and witnesses. Presents PKI land reform, ludruk plays and 'Seven Village Demons' lists as roots of tension with kiai and NU/Ansor. Mentions the Peng

GA-02275 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Setelah Pistol Menyalak di Tegalbadeng (Pembantaian di Bali)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: After the pistol fired at Tegalbadeng (killings in Bali)

Tempo report (1 Oct 2012) on how mass killing began in Bali from Tegalbadeng, Jembrana, after a shooting on 30 Nov 1965; PNI 'Tameng Marhaenis' squads, trucks and beach executions, with RPKAD arrival in Dec (Geoffrey Robinson). Testimony from Ida Bagus Raka Negara and others on the Toko Wong detention site. Gerwani is

GA-02276 2012-10-01 Tempo rel B licensed

Soal Statistik Korban

Tempo, 1 October 2012: The question of victim statistics

Tempo explainer (1 Oct 2012) on victim statistics for 1965-66 (estimates 200,000 to 3 million; most likely about half a million), weighing the Oei Tjoe Tat commission's 78,000, Kopkamtib's 1 million, Sarwo Edhie's 3 million and census evidence. It notes army propaganda about torture of the generals at Lubang Buaya was

GA-03012 2017 rel B

Kekerasan Seksual terhadap Perempuan Pasca Peristiwa 1965 (Historia, 2017)

Sexual violence against women after the 1965 events (Historia, 2017)

Historia report (17 Mar 2017) on a Komnas Perempuan/YLBHI/IPT 65 session on sexual violence after 1965, opening with Bedjo Untung's case of Zaenab, a 12-year-old in Pekalongan stripped and repeatedly raped by soldiers. Testimony on sexual violence.