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GA-03665 2007-04 TAPOL Bulletin No. 186 rel A

TAPOL Bulletin No. 186, April 2007

TAPOL Bulletin No. 186, Apr 2007: Sulami's exhumation campaign; review of Kembang-kembang Genjer

TAPOL Bulletin no. 186 (April 2007). A feature (p. 19) notes Sulami's exhumation campaign and that Gerwani, before 1965 'the most active women's organisation', was banned and its members singled out. A review (pp. 21-24) of the book Kembang-kembang Genjer (foreword by Saskia Wieringa) summarises Sumilah, Tami (Njoto's

GA-02752 2009 rel C

Genjer Genjer, Hiphop Version

Genjer Genjer, Hip-Hop Version (2009)

Anonymous 2009 hip-hop version (4:33, MP3) of 'Genjer-genjer', the Banyuwangi folk song by Muhammad Arief that became associated with the PKI/Gerwani milieu and was banned under the New Order. Shows the song's afterlife in contemporary youth culture. Description only; no lyrics transcribed.

GA-02978 2009 rel B

Aku Seorang Gerwani (puisi, Omie Lubis, IndoPROGRESS, 2009)

Aku Seorang Gerwani: poem (Omie Lubis, 2009)

Free-verse poem 'Aku Seorang Gerwani' by Omie Lubis (IndoPROGRESS, 5 May 2009): a Gerwani woman's monologue to her child born of rape, describing forced nakedness and forced 'painting of history', ending as a testament to truth and justice. Literary representation.

GA-02244 2011-08-29 Tempo rel C licensed

"Aku Bangga Menjadi Algojo"

Tempo, 29 August 2011: 'I am proud to be an executioner' (Aceh caning)

Tempo first-person piece (29 Aug 2011) by an anonymous 38-year-old caning executioner in Aceh Tamiang describing his role under sharia qanun. It is unrelated to 1965 or Gerwani; apparently scraped with the 'algojo' series.

GA-02765 2016 rel C

Dialita, Dunia Milik Kita: sampul album (2016)

Dialita, Dunia Milik Kita: Album Cover (2016)

Album cover image for Dialita's 2016 'Dunia Milik Kita' (Yes No Wave YESNO083): the title in green script surrounded by botanical drawings of leaves, flowers and gourds on a pale blue background. No further text.

GA-02768 2016 rel C

One Hour of Indonesian Communist Music (kompilasi)

One Hour of Indonesian Communist Music (Compilation, 2016)

One-hour (55:48) audio compilation of songs associated with the Indonesian communist movement and the Sukarno era, compiled and uploaded by GETchan to the Internet Archive in 2016. Description only; no track list or transcript, so Gerwani content cannot be confirmed.

GA-02672 2017 rel C

Data dan Fakta Kebangkitan PKI (ceramah audio)

Data and Facts on the Revival of the PKI (Audio Lectures, 2017)

Audio item (description only, no transcript): 'Data dan Fakta Kebangkitan PKI', a 3:12:35 recording of lectures by Alfian Tanjung, Rizieq Shihab and Kivlan Zen, tagged Aksi Bela Islam III (2017), hosted on archive.org. It argues for an alleged revival of the PKI; relevant as contemporary anti-communist propaganda. No G

GA-02753 2020 rel C

Bedjo Untung memainkan Genjer-Genjer (klip video tweet)

Bedjo Untung Plays Genjer-Genjer (Video Clip, 2020)

45-second phone video clip posted on Twitter by Vincent Bevins on 18 May 2020. Per its title, Bedjo Untung, chair of the 1965 victims' association YPKP 65, plays 'Genjer-genjer' on an upright piano at home while another older man moves to the music. Illustrates the song's use in survivors' memory work.

GA-01652 2026 rel A

SIDAK: hasil pencarian 'Gerwani', 94 halaman koran (diambil Oktober 2026)

SIDAK search results for 'Gerwani': 94 newspaper pages (retrieved October 2026)

Finding aid compiled 15 Oct 2026 from the Monumen Pers Nasional SIDAK archive listing 94 newspaper pages whose OCR contains 'Gerwani', 1955–2021: own-era press, Suara Merdeka October 1965, New Order commemorative press and later items; basis for downloading the October 1965 Suara Merdeka pages.

GA-03025 2026 rel B

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.

GA-03026 2026 rel C

Genjer-genjer (Wikipedia Inggris, diakses 2026-10-13)

Genjer-genjer (English Wikipedia, accessed 2026-10-13)

English Wikipedia article (retrieved 13 Oct 2026) on the folk song Genjer-genjer by Muhammad Arief: 1942 Banyuwangi famine origin, 1963 peak on TVRI/RRI, and its place in the Lubang Buaya myth that Pemuda Rakyat and Gerwani sang it while mutilating the generals; banned until 1998. Encyclopedic summary.

GA-03028 2026 rel A

Gerwani (Wikipedia Inggris, diakses 2026-10-13)

Gerwani (English Wikipedia, accessed 2026-10-13)

English Wikipedia article on Gerwani (retrieved 13 Oct 2026), a long synthesis relying on Wieringa, Blackburn, Martyn and Drakeley, covering post-independence context, 1950 founding, activities and the 1965 destruction. Encyclopedic summary; flagged as needing citations.