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GA-02982 2015 rel B licensed

Genjer-genjer, Lagu yang Ditakuti Sejarah (Tempo, Ika Ningtyas, 2015)

Genjer-genjer, the song feared by history (Tempo, Ika Ningtyas, 2015)

Tempo feature (8 June 2015; IPT 1965 repost) on 'Genjermania', a Berlin live-music project by Tomi Simatupang raising funds for the son of Genjer-genjer composer Muhammad Arief, killed after 1965; traces the song's Japanese-occupation origin and its 1965 stigma.

GA-03009 2015 rel B

Gerwani dan Pembunuhan Identitas (Lustanto, Jurnal Perempuan, 2015)

Gerwani and the murder of identity (Lustanto, 2015)

Rendi Lustanto's 2015 Jurnal Perempuan essay on the 50th anniversary of 1965: Gerwani women hunted over alleged Lubang Buaya involvement, with media stories of erotic dances and genital mutilation made credible by patriarchal culture. Short reflective piece.

GA-03010 2015 rel C

Stigma Perempuan Korban Kekerasan Seksual dan Penghilangan Eksistensi (Lustanto, Jurnal Perempuan, 2015)

Stigma of women victims of sexual violence and erasure of existence (Lustanto, 2015)

Rendi Lustanto's 27 Sep 2015 Jurnal Perempuan essay on the stigma of women pregnant outside marriage and victims of sexual violence; Gerwani enters only briefly. Opinion piece with little Gerwani content.

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)

GA-03656 2015-10 Bhinneka (Yayasan Bhinneka Nusantara, Surabaya), edisi Oktober 2015 rel A

Bhinneka, October 2015: Setengah Abad Genosida 1965 (Indonesian edition, incl. Christina Sumarmiyanti and women ex-prisoners' testimonies)

Bhinneka, October 2015: Half a Century of the 1965 Genocide (Indonesian edition, women ex-prisoners' testimonies)

Bhinneka, October 2015 (Surabaya; ed. Soe Tjen Marching), a 1965 anniversary issue. Women ex-prisoners testify: Hartiti, a Gerwani member, was asked whether she joined the 'naked dance' and castrated the generals; Maria Goretti Sumilah was beaten and burned to confess she was Gerwani; Theresia Kadmiyanti ran a TK Melat

GA-03657 2015-10 Bhinneka (Yayasan Bhinneka Nusantara, Surabaya), edisi Oktober 2015 rel A

Bhinneka, October 2015: Setengah Abad Genosida 1965 (Indonesian edition, incl. Christina Sumarmiyanti and women ex-prisoners' testimonies)

Bhinneka, October 2015: Half a Century of the 1965 Genocide (Indonesian edition, women ex-prisoners' testimonies)

GA-02279 2015-10-09 Tempo rel A licensed

PKI Jatuh, Soeharto, & Kisah Penghancuran Gerakan Perempuan

Tempo.co, 9 October 2015: The fall of the PKI, Suharto and the destruction of the women's movement

Tempo.co report (9 Oct 2015) on a Yogyakarta (UIN Sunan Kalijaga) discussion of Saskia Wieringa's book on the destruction of the women's movement. It summarises her argument that the military slandered Gerwani over Lubang Buaya as a pretext to kill; army press libel, and women forced to dance naked while soldiers photo