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GA-02034 1955-08-08 The Straits Times rel B

The Straits Times, 8 August 1955: The Reds have organised for victory in Indonesian polls (P. A. van der Poel)

Straits Times, 8 Aug 1955: the Reds have organised for victory in Indonesian polls (van der Poel)

Straits Times, 8 Aug 1955, by P. A. van der Poel (lead only). Describes how the Communist organisation is preparing for the 1955 Indonesian elections, winning support through sport, religion and an appeal to 'non-party' people. Matched on Umi Sardjono; lead does not name her.

GA-03543 1960-06-17 Berita Harian (Singapore) rel B

Rumah komunis kena bom (Nungtjik)

Communist's house hit by bomb (Nungtjik), Berita Harian (Singapore), 17 June 1960

Berita Harian (Singapore), 17 June 1960: Reuters report from Jakarta that a Communist member of the Indonesian Parliament, Tuan Nungtjik, was wounded when a bomb (hand grenade) was thrown while he was eating at home the previous night. Only the lead snippet survives. The sweep log links it to Zubaidah Nungtjik A.R. (Ge

GA-02037 1963-03-25 The Straits Times rel B

The Straits Times, 25 March 1963: Java Reds in protest march (Purwokerto)

Straits Times, 25 Mar 1963: Java Reds in protest march (Purwokerto)

Straits Times, 25 Mar 1963 (lead only). 1,500 Communists demonstrated in Purwokerto, Central Java, against the high cost of living (Antara), involving PKI members and affiliates including Pemuda Rakyat; Gerwani likely among the affiliates though the lead is cut.

GA-03347 1963-03-25 The Straits Times rel B

Java Reds in protest march (Purwokerto)

Java Reds in protest march, Purwokerto (Straits Times, 1963)

The Straits Times, 25 March 1963, p. 2, UPI/Antara: 1,500 communists demonstrate in Purwokerto, Central Java, against high prices and the cost of living; participants came from the PKI and affiliates including Pemuda Rakyat, Gerwani, BTI and Lekra. They petition for lower prices and the inclusion of communists in the C

GA-03551 1963-06-26 The Straits Times rel B

Secretary of Aidit drowns (Bintang Suradi)

Secretary of Aidit drowns (Bintang Suradi), The Straits Times, 26 June 1963

Straits Times item of 26 June 1963 reporting that Bintang Suradi, 40, private secretary to PKI chairman D.N. Aidit, drowned off Java's south coast the previous Saturday, per Antara. Only the lead snippet was available. Relevant as the death of the husband of Gerwani figure Suwarti Bintang Suradi (the husband link comes

GA-03330 1965-10-16 Berita Harian rel B

Perkembangan2 di-Indonesia (editorial)

Developments in Indonesia (editorial, Berita Harian, 1965)

Berita Harian editorial, 16 October 1965, p. 4, assessing the aftermath of the 30 September Movement: Untung's arrest crushes the armed army opposition, but 'opposition from cadres of Pemuda Rakyat and Gerwani as well as SOBSI' continues, probably as guerrilla action; speculates on a Sukarno-Nasution compromise over th

GA-03344 1965-11-03 The Straits Budget rel B

Indonesian Army says wholesale slaughter of civilians in east Java

Indonesian Army says wholesale slaughter of civilians in east Java (Straits Budget, 1965)

The Straits Budget (Singapore), 3 November 1965, p. 15, UPI/Antara: the army declares a state of war in Central Java and gives figures for civilians it says communists massacred (e.g. 62 bodies in three mass graves at Banyuwangi, 104 killed), while observers note the incidents all occurred after the coup. Nothing on Ge

GA-02042 1965-12-08 The Straits Times rel B

The Straits Times, 8 December 1965: Almost overlords yesterday, almost outlaws today (Dennis Bloodworth)

Straits Times, 8 Dec 1965: almost overlords yesterday, almost outlaws today (Dennis Bloodworth)

Straits Times, 8 Dec 1965, by Dennis Bloodworth (lead only). Analysis of how Indonesian Communists, implicated in the 'ruthless but abortive' 1 October coup, miscalculated their moment, strength and strategy, and the army's savage determination. Matched on Gerwani and PKI; lead does not name Gerwani.

GA-02019 1966-02-13 Berita Harian rel B

Berita Harian, 13 Februari 1966: Wanita Komunis peguam bela Untung dan Njoto

Berita Harian, 13 Feb 1966: woman lawyer to defend Untung and Njoto

Berita Harian, 13 Feb 1966 (lead only). A woman lawyer, Dr Tien Sunito, described as a PKI member, was appointed to defend Lt Col Untung and Njoto, whose trials were due Monday. Not about Gerwani directly, but about women's roles in the 1965 trials.

GA-02027 1967-12-13 Eastern Sun rel B

Eastern Sun, 13 December 1967: Detained Communists build their own prisons

Eastern Sun, 13 Dec 1967: detained communists build their own prisons

Eastern Sun, 13 Dec 1967 (by Soeharjono, lead only). Thousands of detained Communists are building brick-and-bamboo prisons because of acute prison-space shortage and lack of funds to feed some 60,000 rounded up after the coup. Lead does not mention Gerwani; matched on a query about Aidit's wife.

GA-02024 1985-10-03 Berita Harian rel B

Berita Harian, 3 Oktober 1985: Indonesia setelah 20 tahun rampasan kuasa PKI

Berita Harian, 3 Oct 1985: Indonesia twenty years after the PKI coup

Berita Harian, 3 Oct 1985, by Nahar Azmi Mahmud (lead only). Retrospective, twenty years after the 'failed PKI coup', noting the event remains sensitive in Indonesia. Matched on the Indonesian women's movement query; the lead does not mention Gerwani.