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GA-02029 1971-01-13 Eastern Sun rel B

Eastern Sun, 13 January 1971: Young woman tells court she gouged general's eyes

Eastern Sun, 13 Jan 1971: young woman tells court she gouged general's eyes

Eastern Sun, 13 Jan 1971 (lead only). A young woman told a special court she gouged an army general's eyes with a knife before he was shot, on the eve of the 1965 coup. A confession-style Lubang Buaya claim of the kind that fed the sexual-slander narrative, here from a trial under the New Order.

GA-02046 1971-01-13 The Straits Times rel B

The Straits Times, 13 January 1971: Day woman gouged general's eyes with a knife

Straits Times, 13 Jan 1971: day woman gouged general's eyes with a knife

Straits Times, 13 Jan 1971 (lead only). Same story as the Eastern Sun item: a young woman told a special court she gouged an army general's eyes with a knife before he was shot, on the eve of the 1965 coup. A Lubang Buaya-style testimony from a New Order trial.

GA-03345 1971-01-13 The Straits Times rel A

Day woman gouged general's eyes with a knife (Emmy Marjam testimony)

Day woman gouged general's eyes with a knife: Emmy Marjam testimony (Straits Times, 1971)

The Straits Times, 13 January 1971, p. 2: at the special-court trial of Pemuda Rakjat chairman Sukatno, witness Emmy Marjam, 24, a Gerwani member now under arrest, testifies that she gouged a general's eyes with a knife and saw friends mutilate another's genitals at Lubang Buaya after training from 26 Sept. Reported as

GA-03342 1973-05-09 Berita Harian rel A

Wanita pertama dibicarakan bersabit rampasan kuasa 1965 ('Gestapo' woman to be tried)

First woman to be tried over the 1965 coup: 'Gestapo' woman (Berita Harian, 1973)

Berita Harian, 9 May 1973, p. 3, Reuters: a court spokesman says Mrs Sumali, a Gerwani leader, will be the first woman tried over the 1965 coup, charged with torturing an army general with a razor blade; she was arrested with other Gerwani members at Lubang Buaya on 1 October 1965 after six generals' bodies were found.

GA-02023 1974-02-12 Berita Harian rel A

Berita Harian, 12 Februari 1974: Bekas pengerusi GERWANI dipenjara

Berita Harian, 12 Feb 1974: former Gerwani chair jailed for life in Tebing Tinggi

Berita Harian, 12 Feb 1974 (AP, lead only). A court in Tebing Tinggi, North Sumatra, sentenced Amnah, a former leader of the Indonesian women's movement (Gerwani), to life imprisonment for involvement in the PKI's 1965 coup attempt.

GA-03327 1974-02-12 Berita Harian rel A

Bekas pengerusi GERWANI dipenjara (Former Gerwani chair jailed)

Former Gerwani chair jailed (Berita Harian, 1974)

Berita Harian, 12 February 1974, p. 3, AP: a court in Tebing Tinggi, North Sumatra, sentences Mrs Amnah, former Gerwani chair, to life imprisonment for involvement in the PKI's failed 1965 'power seizure' (per Radio Jakarta); Maryo, ex-chair of the BTI, gets 20 years. Shows continuing New Order trials of Gerwani leader

GA-03545 1974-09-01 Berita Harian rel B

Ibu Surastri, wartawanita Indonesia yang banyak berjasa kepada negaranya (S.K. Trimurti)

Ibu Surastri, Indonesian woman journalist of great service to her country (S.K. Trimurti), Berita Harian, 1974

Berita Harian (Singapore/Malaya), 1 September 1974: profile of Ibu Surastri (S.K. Trimurti), Indonesian woman journalist, by M. Kamsah Sirat. The lead snippet says she was accused of being pro-Japanese under the Dutch and then anti-Japanese under the Japanese. Only the opening lines are available; nothing on Gerwani is

GA-03546 1982-10-30 Berita Harian (Singapore) rel C

Naib Presiden wanita bagi Indonesia (Berita Harian, 30 Oktober 1982)

A woman vice-president for Indonesia? (Berita Harian, 30 Oct 1982)

Berita Harian (Singapore) AFP report, 30 Oct 1982: seven Indonesian women figures may be named candidates for vice-president to replace Adam Malik. Only the lead is available; the sweep notes S.K. Trimurti among them, which the snippet does not show and is unconfirmed. Gerwani is not mentioned.

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.

GA-03552 1985-12-10 The Straits Times rel C

The Straits Times (10 Dec 1985): Child labour laws 'ignored' (Jakarta)

The Straits Times, 10 Dec 1985: Child labour laws 'ignored' (former Labour Minister)

Straits Times, 10 December 1985, Jakarta dateline: lead snippet only (full text behind NewspaperSG terms). A former Labour Minister says Indonesia has adequate child-labour laws but employers ignore them and children fear to report breaches. The sweep log tentatively suggests the unnamed speaker may be S.K. Trimurti; t

GA-03547 1987-02-24 Berita Harian rel C

Akhbar dulu akhbar sekarang (Hari Pers Nasional, PWI)

Newspapers then and now (National Press Day, PWI), Berita Harian, 24 Feb 1987

Berita Harian feature of 24 Feb 1987 by I.A. Makmur Makka on the press then and now, tied to Indonesia's National Press Day and the PWI anniversary at Hotel Indonesia. Only the lead snippet was retrieved; it does not name S.K. Trimurti, and the sweep's Trimurti match is unverified. Little direct Gerwani relevance.

GA-02025 2015-11-14 Berita Harian rel B

Berita Harian, 14 November 2015: Tribunal Rakyat Indonesia 1965

Berita Harian, 14 Nov 2015: Indonesia People's Tribunal 1965

Berita Harian, 14 Nov 2015 (lead only). On day two of the International People's Tribunal 1965 in The Hague, witnesses described sexual abuse; the lead introduces Tintin Rahayu (a pseudonym), who was among student leaders. Relevant to testimony on sexual violence and justice.