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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-02232 1984-10-06 Tempo rel C licensed

Kisah-Kisah Oktober, 1965

Tempo, 6 October 1984: Stories of October 1965

Long Tempo feature (6 Oct 1984), New Order-era 'scattered stories' of 30 Sept-1 Oct 1965 told by witnesses: Catherine Panjaitan, Dewi Sukarno, Bambang Wijanarko, Mangil, Roeslan Abdulgani, Sugandhi, Salim Said, Syu'bah Asa. Frames events as a PKI coup and describes army/RRI takeover. Gerwani is not 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-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

GA-02311 2025-11-11 Tempo rel A licensed

Saskia Wieringa: Rezim Soeharto Sangat Militeristik, Sama dengan Sekarang (Bahaya Soeharto Jadi Pahlawan Nasional)

Tempo.co, 11 November 2025: Saskia Wieringa - the Suharto regime was highly militaristic, like today (danger of Suharto

Tempo.co interview (11 Nov 2025, Shinta Maharani and Juli Hantoro) with Saskia Wieringa, known for Gerwani research, on Suharto's designation as national hero. She says it perpetuates symbolic violence and impunity (Drexler), recalls the brutal 1965 slander of Gerwani and the 'Gerwani baru' label, and argues Suharto de