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Perpustakaan Online Genosida 1965-1966, beranda situs

Online Library of the 1965-1966 Genocide: Website Homepage

Snapshot (13 Oct 2026) of the Perpustakaan Online Genosida 1965-1966 homepage, a volunteer digital library with teasers on the IPT 1965 report, West Kalimantan stories, the Buru documentary BABE and Plantungan archival footage. Navigation page.

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YPKP 1965, beranda situs

YPKP 1965: Website Homepage

Snapshot (13 Oct 2026) of the YPKP 1965 homepage, showing posts on forced labour of political prisoners in Banten, the Tangerang detention centre and the 'Bukan Cuma Angka' compilation. Navigation page for the survivors' foundation.

GA-02227 1972-01-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Soal Pertapolan (Soal tapol)

Tempo, 1972: The political prisoner problem

Tempo article (online archive, dated 1972) on the political prisoner (tapol) problem: Archbishop Leo Soekoto urges society to help, Amnesty and the Red Cross press Jakarta, Buru resettlement of about 5,000 Group B prisoners is presented as the best option, and officials still see ex-PKI as a threat. No Gerwani content.

GA-02230 1976-12-11 Tempo rel C licensed

Tapol Dibebaskan (Tapol dibebaskan)

Tempo, 11 December 1976: Political prisoners released

Tempo brief (11 Dec 1976) on release of another 2,500 G30S/PKI prisoners; all 540,000 Group C released, leaving 1,821 Group A, 27,132 Group B, 2,041 Group X. Sudomo says about 500,000 were killed 'but by the people'. Mentions 10 middle-aged women among 319 Group B freed in Jakarta; no Gerwani named.

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Harian Neraca, 28 April 1989: 'Siapa menabur angin akan menuai badai' (99)

Harian Neraca serial 'Siapa menabur angin akan menuai badai' (99): Buru and the 1972 Mahmilub of Col. Sudiono

Harian Neraca, 28 April 1989, p. 10: instalment 99 of Soegiarso Soerojo's serial. Closes a passage on Buru and opens chapter 'Confessions in the Mahmilub' with the 1972 trial of Air Force Col. U. Sudiono; Gerwani mentioned.

GA-02234 1999-08-29 Tempo rel B licensed

"Gulag" itu Bernama Orde Baru (Resensi memoar Carmel Budiardjo)

Tempo, 29 August 1999: 'Gulag' called the New Order (review of Carmel Budiardjo's memoir)

Tempo book review (29 Aug 1999) of Carmel Budiardjo's prison memoir on New Order detention (Likdam, Bukit Duri, 'bon' interrogations, ET stigma). It records her witness to teenage women political prisoners tortured to make the script of Gerwani's involvement in the Lubang Buaya killings work, and notes she founded Tapo

GA-03597 2007-10-01 Tempo (Edisi 1 Oktober 2007) rel B licensed

Keluarga Besar Aidit: Sesudah Malam Horor Itu (Tempo, 1 Oct 2007)

The Aidit family: after that night of horror (Tempo, 1 Oct 2007)

Tempo special (1 October 2007) on what happened to D.N. Aidit's family after 30 September 1965. It recounts the fates of his father, siblings and children, and of his wife Dr Soetanti Aidit, who fled, lived in disguise, was arrested, held in Kodim 66 and Bukit Duri until about 1980, and died in 1991. Her Gerwani member

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-02259 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Jalan Lain Penyelesaian Tragedi 1965 (M. Imam Aziz)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Another way to settle the 1965 tragedy (M. Imam Aziz)

Opinion piece by M. Imam Aziz in Tempo (1 Oct 2012) summarising Komnas HAM's findings of nine crimes against humanity in 1965 (500,000 to 3 million killed, 1.8 million detained, Plantungan named for women) and proposing a non-judicial path: presidential apology, victim recovery, comparing ICC, South African and Austral

GA-02271 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Saya Sering Membawa Kampak Panjang. Daripada Dibunuh Lebih Baik Saya Membunuh. (Pengantar edisi khusus algojo 1965)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: 'I often carried a long axe' - introduction to the special edition on 1965 executioners

Editor's introduction (Tempo, 1 Oct 2012) to the special edition on 1965 executioners, prompted by The Act of Killing and Anwar Congo. It sets out the aims (view from perpetrators, Banality of Evil, verification of sources), mentions Sikka, Palembang and the camps at Buru, Plantungan and Moncongloe as an Indonesian Gul

GA-02277 2012-10-01 Tempo rel B licensed

Tak Hanya di Pulau Buru (Operasi Kalong dan Trisula)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Not only on Buru Island (Operations Kalong and Trisula)

Tempo report (1 Oct 2012) on Operasi Kalong (Jakarta, from Aug 1966) and Trisula (Blitar, 1968), Kopkamtib interrogation and torture sites (Gunung Sahari II, Plantungan, Jalan Gandhi, Kemaro, Moncongloe), with torture methods (electric shock, stingray whip, 'ayat kursi'). It lists other intelligence task forces, one at

GA-03652 2015-10 Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR), Jakarta, with Komnas Perempuan rel A

Bertahan dalam Impunitas: Kisah Para Perempuan Penyintas yang Tak Kunjung Meraih Keadilan

Surviving in Impunity: Stories of Women Survivors Still Denied Justice (AJAR/Komnas Perempuan, 2015)

Book by AJAR with Komnas Perempuan (Oct 2015) from participatory research with women survivors. In the 1965 context chapter (pp. 39-40) it describes false rumours about Gerwani and the sexual slander of the generals, with violence against Gerwani members. Survivor testimonies name Christina Sumarmiyati (arrested again

GA-03653 2015-10 Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR), Jakarta, with Komnas Perempuan rel A

Bertahan dalam Impunitas: Kisah Para Perempuan Penyintas yang Tak Kunjung Meraih Keadilan

Surviving in Impunity: Stories of Women Survivors Still Denied Justice (AJAR/Komnas Perempuan, 2015)

Book by AJAR with Komnas Perempuan (Oct 2015) from participatory research with women survivors. In the 1965 context chapter (pp. 39-40) it describes false rumours about Gerwani and the sexual slander of the generals, with violence against Gerwani members. Survivor testimonies name Christina Sumarmiyati (arrested again

GA-02299 2022-08-20 Tempo rel C licensed

Memoar Ketiga Mia Bustam (Belajar Hidup Tak Dendam dari Mia Bustam)

Tempo, 20 August 2022: Mia Bustam's third memoir (learning not to hold grudges)

Tempo feature (20 Aug 2022, Dian Yuliastuti and Seno Joko Suyono) on the launch of Mia Bustam's third memoir, 'Kelindan Asa dan Kenyataan'. It recounts her arrest in Yogyakarta on 23 Nov 1965, 13 years' detention without trial (Vredeburg, Wirogunan, Plantungan, Bulu) for Lekra membership, release in 1978, and her later

GA-02300 2022-10-02 Tempo rel B licensed

Memori Mesin Jahit dan Kertas Selundupan (Ingatan Tapol di Plantungan dan Pulau Buru)

Tempo, 2 October 2022: Memory of sewing machines and smuggled paper (political prisoners at Plantungan and Buru)

Tempo report (2 Oct 2022, Dini Pramita and Dody Hidayat) on forced labour and memory of 1965 political prisoners. Yosephina Endang Lestari recalls Plantungan women's camp (sewing unit, Santiaji Pancasila, poor health); Ita F. Nadia describes its five aims including re-domestication of women. Hersri Setiawan (Buru) and

GA-02301 2022-11-20 Tempo rel B licensed

Suara Lantang Dialita (Penghargaan Akademi Jakarta)

Tempo, 20 November 2022: Dialita's bold voice (Akademi Jakarta award)

Tempo report (20 Nov 2022, Dian Yuliastuti and Seno Joko Suyono) on the Dialita choir winning the 2022 Akademi Jakarta award. Formed 2011 by daughters and women ex-prisoners (including Utati and Mudjiati, Bukit Duri and Plantungan), it sings songs composed in detention, such as 'Salam Harapan' and 'Taman Bunga Plantung

GA-02304 2024-12-10 Tempo rel C licensed

Memoar Keempat Mia Bustam: Gambaran Perempuan Tangguh

Tempo.co, 10 December 2024: Mia Bustam's fourth memoir, portrait of a resilient woman

Tempo.co report (10 Dec 2024, Istiqomatul Hayati and Ihsan Reliubun) on the launch of Mia Bustam's fourth memoir, 'Mutiara Kisah Masa Lalu' (Ultimus, 7 Dec 2024), completing her tetralogy. It gives her biography, arrest on 23 Nov 1965, 13 years' detention (including Plantungan) as a Lekra member, and her children's acc

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I Don't Want to Die for Nothing in Prison: A Life Experience of a Former 1965-1966 Political Prisoner in Indonesia (Hidayat, 2025)

I Don't Want to Die for Nothing in Prison: life of a former 1965-66 political prisoner (Hidayat, 2025)

2025 single-case phenomenological study of an 86-year-old male former political prisoner (interviews via KontraS, 2024): union worker, arrest in 1966, torture, forced labour at Tangerang, Nusakambangan and Buru, later Aksi Kamisan activism. Male testimony; context only.

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Dialita (Wikipedia Indonesia, diakses 2026-10-13)

Dialita (Indonesian Wikipedia, accessed 2026-10-13)

Indonesian Wikipedia article (retrieved 13 Oct 2026) on Dialita ('Di Atas Lima Puluh Tahun'), the Jakarta choir formed 2011 by Uchikowati Fauzia of women ex-prisoners and relatives, trained by Buru ex-prisoner Martin Lapanguli, performing songs composed in prison. Encyclopedic summary.