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GA-00810 1949-11-07 De Waarheid rel A

Nederlandse soldaten gedood in Blitar (Dutch soldiers killed in Blitar)

Dutch soldiers killed in Blitar; Salawati Daud arrested in Makassar

De Waarheid report (7 Nov 1949) on clashes between Dutch troops and guerrillas in Blitar, Central Java and South Sulawesi. It says Makassar municipal councillor Salawati Daud "has already been arrested", officially as head of a resistance group, and calls the East Indonesia government a puppet; companion to colonial-pr

GA-00824 1951-08-31 De Waarheid rel B

De arrestaties in Indonesië: oproep van de PKI tegen fascisme te strijden

The arrests in Indonesia: PKI calls for struggle against fascism

De Waarheid, 31 Aug 1951, p. 3: near-verbatim PKI Central Committee statement on the Sukiman government's August 1951 mass arrests, calling them a drift to fascism and a staged 'coup' pretext. It lists Gerwis among organisations whose members were arrested or searched, demands release of all detainees and urges an anti

GA-00826 1951-10-27 De Waarheid rel A

Wantoestanden in Indonesische gevangenissen

Abuses in Indonesian prisons: conditions of the August 1951 detainees

De Waarheid, 27 Oct 1951, p. 3: correspondent's article on poor food, medical care and conditions of those arrested in Indonesia since August 1951 under the Sukiman government (Cipinang prison, Malang, Banten), including named detainees. Ends with a Gerwis statement calling the arrest of its leader (S.K.) Trimurti and

GA-00827 1951-10-27 De Waarheid rel A

Wantoestanden in Indonesische gevangenissen (volledige krantenpagina, De Waarheid 27-10-1951)

Abuses in Indonesian prisons (full newspaper page, 27 Oct 1951)

Full De Waarheid page, 27 Oct 1951 (p. 3), mostly unrelated Dutch and international news (British elections, Tito, Rotterdam court, serial novel, notices). Only the Indonesia article, 'Wantoestanden in Indonesische gevangenissen', is relevant: poor prison conditions for those arrested since August 1951, and a Gerwis st

GA-00836 1952-12-09 De Waarheid rel B

De arrestatie van Sunito en Go Gien Tjwan: tegenmaatregelen gevraagd in Indonesië

Arrest of Sunito and Go Gien Tjwan: countermeasures demanded in Indonesia

De Waarheid, 9 Dec 1952, p. 4: Jakarta dispatch on reactions to the Dutch arrest of Indonesians Sunito and Go Gien Tjwan in Amsterdam and action against PKI representatives Aidit and Njoto. The PKI Central Committee calls it arbitrary and urges reprisals; Gerwis also asked the government for counter-measures. A Dutch p

GA-00837 1953-02-10 De Waarheid rel B

Twee PvdA-bestuursleden leggen functies neer (met foto van Trees Sunito-Heyligers)

Two PvdA board members resign; photo of Trees Sunito-Heyligers

De Waarheid, 10 Feb 1953, p. 1: two items. A brief note that the Wormerveer PvdA chairman and a board member resigned, and a photo caption showing Trees Sunito-Heyligers with her two children waiting for the bus to Schiphol, where she and Go Gien Tjwan were closely guarded before deportation to Indonesia. Only the capt

GA-00838 1953-02-10 De Waarheid rel A

Velen namen afscheid van Go en Sunito

Many said farewell to Go and Sunito at Schiphol

De Waarheid, 10 Feb 1953, p. 1: report on the departure from Schiphol on 9 Feb 1953 of the families of Sunito and Go Gien Tjwan, expelled from the Netherlands, under heavy police guard. Trees Sunito-Heyligers, former NVB vice-chair, was seen off by Rie Lips and Annie Averink; she called her husband's arrest 'shameful a

GA-00889 1957-02-28 De Waarheid rel A

Terreur in Midden-Sumatra

Terror in Central Sumatra: Banteng Council arrests PKI members and Gerwani leaders

De Waarheid, 28 Feb 1957, p. 7: short report that the rebel 'Banteng Council' in Central Sumatra has set up a terror regime, arresting PKI members, unionists and democrats, and placing prominent members of the women's organisation Gerwani under 'town arrest'. SOBSI in Jakarta decided to call protest strikes. Early repo

GA-00897 1960-08-26 De Waarheid rel A

Kolonel op Zuid-Borneo 'schorst' PKI

Colonel in South Borneo 'suspends' PKI and Gerwani activity

De Waarheid, 26 Aug 1960, p. 1: report that the military commander of South Kalimantan, Colonel Hasan Basry, 'temporarily suspended' activities of the PKI and other organisations in the province, including SOBSI, Pemuda Rakjat, the BTI peasant front, the women's organisation Gerwani and a cultural body, saying PKI ideo

GA-00907 1962-12-21 De Waarheid rel A

Indonesische vrouwen schrijven Tom Clardij: vurige dank namens 1,25 miljoen leden van Gerwani

Indonesian women write to Tom Clardij: thanks on behalf of 1.25 million Gerwani members

De Waarheid, 21 Dec 1962, p. 3: report that Gerwani wrote to Tom Clardij, a Zaandam conscientious objector jailed in Vught for refusing service in New Guinea, thanking him on behalf of its 1.25 million members for his action against the colonial war over West Irian. A campaign in the Netherlands seeks his release.

GA-02114 1965 Pravda rel A

Pravda, 7 Oktober 1965, no. 280 (Peristiwa di Indonesia: tuntutan melarang Gerwani)

Pravda, 7 Oct 1965: events in Indonesia, demands to ban Gerwani

Pravda no. 280, 7 October 1965 (full issue). Page 3 TASS item 'On the events in Indonesia' (Jakarta, 6 Oct): Nahdlatul Ulama and other groups, via Angkatan Bersendjata, demand Sukarno ban the PKI, Pemuda Rakyat, Gerwani, SOBSI; mass arrests of Communists; Sukarno urges calm ('saving the revolution is more important tha

GA-02115 1965 Pravda rel A

Pravda, 7 Oktober 1965, no. 280 (Peristiwa di Indonesia: tuntutan melarang Gerwani)

Pravda, 7 Oct 1965: events in Indonesia, demands to ban Gerwani (excerpt)

Pravda no. 280, 7 October 1965 (excerpt of the page). Page 3 TASS item 'On the events in Indonesia' (Jakarta, 6 Oct): Nahdlatul Ulama and other groups, via Angkatan Bersendjata, demand Sukarno ban the PKI, Pemuda Rakyat, Gerwani, SOBSI; mass arrests of Communists; Sukarno urges calm ('saving the revolution is more impo

GA-02116 1965 Pravda rel B

Pravda, c. 27 October 1965, No. 300: The Situation in Indonesia

Pravda, c. 27 Oct 1965: The Situation in Indonesia

Pravda, c. 27 October 1965 (No. 300), 'The Situation in Indonesia': two short TASS dispatches from Jakarta dated 26 October. They report Sukarno and Subandrio on the 30 September Movement and ongoing repression of the PKI. Gerwani is mentioned once, among organisations banned by military authorities in North Sulawesi a

GA-02117 1965 Pravda rel A

Pravda, 1965, no. 300 (Pelarangan PKI dan Gerwani di daerah)

Pravda, 1965: bans on the PKI and Gerwani in the regions (excerpt)

Pravda no. 300, 1965 (excerpt; TASS dispatch dated Jakarta, 26 Oct). Reports Sukarno ordering police and army to fire on those destroying Communist property, and military bans on the PKI, SOBSI and BTI in East Java and East Sulawesi; in North Sulawesi the ban also covers Gerwani. Rest is unrelated (OAU, Rhodesia, econo

GA-02118 1965 Pravda rel A

Pravda, 23 November 1965, no. 327 (Situasi di Indonesia: penangkapan massal)

Pravda, 23 Nov 1965: the situation in Indonesia, mass arrests

Pravda no. 327, 23 November 1965 (full issue). Page 1 TASS item 'The situation in Indonesia' (Jakarta, 22 Nov): arrests of 1,600 in South Kalimantan; in Central Java 1,630 (Wonogiri), 820 (Sragen), 711 (Boyolali), over 2,200 (Klaten), said by ANTARA to be members of PKI, Gerwani, Pemuda Rakyat, BTI, Partindo; Subandrio

GA-02119 1965 Pravda rel A

Pravda, 23 November 1965, no. 327 (Situasi di Indonesia: penangkapan massal)

Pravda, 23 Nov 1965: the situation in Indonesia, mass arrests (excerpt)

Pravda no. 327, 23 November 1965 (excerpt of the page). Page 1 TASS item 'The situation in Indonesia' (Jakarta, 22 Nov): arrests of 1,600 in South Kalimantan; in Central Java 1,630 (Wonogiri), 820 (Sragen), 711 (Boyolali), over 2,200 (Klaten), said by ANTARA to be members of PKI, Gerwani, Pemuda Rakyat, BTI, Partindo;

GA-00911 1965-10-19 De Waarheid rel A

Legercommandant: PKI-verbod Djakarta en omgeving

Army commander bans PKI in Jakarta and surroundings, including Gerwani

De Waarheid, 19 Oct 1965, p. 3: report, citing foreign agencies, that Jakarta garrison commander General Umar Wirahadikusumo provisionally banned the PKI in and around Jakarta, along with SOBSI, Pemuda Rakjat, Gerwani and some student groups, and ordered their leaders to report to police or military posts before 24 Oct

GA-02120 1965-11-16 Pravda rel B

Pravda, 17 November 1965, No. 321: The Situation in Indonesia

Pravda, 17 Nov 1965: The Situation in Indonesia

Pravda, 17 November 1965 (No. 321), 'The Situation in Indonesia': TASS dispatches of 16 November on the removal of 62 MPs, a purge operation in Jepara (315 arrests), a curfew in Makassar and a planned army purge. Gerwani is named once, among left-wing organisations (with SOBSI and BTI) banned in the Moluccas by Brig. G

GA-02121 1965-11-16 Pravda rel A

Pravda, 16 November 1965, no. 321 (Indonesia: pelarangan Gerwani di Maluku)

Pravda, 16 Nov 1965: Indonesia, Gerwani banned in the Moluccas (excerpt)

Pravda no. 321, 16 November 1965 (excerpt). TASS dispatch from Jakarta: 62 MPs (about 25 per cent) removed for alleged involvement in the 30 September Movement; the Moluccas commander Brig. Gen. Busiri temporarily bans the PKI, SOBSI, Gerwani and BTI; 315 arrested near Jepara; curfew in Makassar; planned army purge. Ot

GA-03564 1966-02-22 Eszak-Magyarorszag rel B

Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito (Eszak-Magyarorszag, 22 Feb 1966)

Hungarian press, Feb 1966: Njono trial, defence counsel Mrs Sunito

Search snippet from the Hungarian daily Eszak-Magyarorszag (22 February 1966, no. 44) reporting that, in the case of PKI leader Njono, the matter was referred to the special military court and that Mrs Sunito, Njono's defence lawyer, submitted a clemency petition. Only a fragment; page OCR not retrieved. Identifying he

GA-01547 1966-05-06 l'Unità rel B

L'Unità, 6 maggio 1966, p. 11: 'Indonesia, cessino i massacri'

l'Unita, 6 May 1966, p. 11: 'Indonesia, stop the massacres'

l'Unità (PCI daily), 6 May 1966, p. 11 (PDF page). Dozens of PCI, PSI and PSIUP deputies and senators send a letter to the Indonesian embassy in Rome asking Sukarno's government to stop the massacres, executions and mass arrests of leftist leaders and thousands of militants by security forces and army. Gerwani is not n

GA-01548 1966-05-06 l'Unità rel B

L'Unità, 6 maggio 1966, p. 11: 'Indonesia, cessino i massacri' (teks OCR)

l'Unita, 6 May 1966, p. 11: 'Indonesia, stop the massacres' (OCR text)

l'Unità (PCI daily), 6 May 1966, p. 11 (OCR text version). Dozens of PCI, PSI and PSIUP deputies and senators send a letter to the Indonesian embassy in Rome asking Sukarno's government to stop the massacres, executions and mass arrests of leftist leaders and thousands of militants by security forces and army. Gerwani

GA-00913 1966-05-13 De Waarheid rel A

Indonesië: protest tegen vervolging vrouwenbeweging 'Gerwani'

Indonesia: protest against persecution of the women's movement Gerwani

De Waarheid, 13 May 1966, p. 1: report that the NVB wrote to President Sukarno in shock and indignation at the terror against Gerwani and other democratic organisations, recalling the role they played in the Indonesian revolution and nation-building, and demanding the release of all political prisoners and lifting of t

GA-00914 1966-05-13 De Waarheid rel A

Indonesië: protest tegen vervolging vrouwenbeweging 'Gerwani' (volledige voorpagina, De Waarheid 13-5-1966)

Protest against persecution of Gerwani (full front page, 13 May 1966)

Full De Waarheid front page, 13 May 1966, mostly Dutch domestic and international news (cabinet Cals wage policy, Soviet trade delegation, US-China air incident). Only one box is relevant: the NVB's letter to Sukarno protesting terror against Gerwani and other democratic organisations and demanding release of political

GA-00915 1966-07-23 De Waarheid rel A

In oproep Internationale Vrouwenfederatie: vrijlating gearresteerde Indonesische vrouwen verlangd

WIDF appeal: release of arrested Indonesian women demanded

De Waarheid, 23 Jul 1966, p. 6: report that the WIDF Bureau, meeting in Berlin in June 1966, adopted an appeal for solidarity with Indonesian women and the progressive organisation Gerwani, demanding immediate release of arrested Gerwani members and leaders and restoration of legality for all Indonesian women's organis

GA-02123 1967 Pravda rel A

Pravda, 19 February 1967, No. 50: Arrests in Jakarta (PKI, Pemuda Rakjat, Gerwani)

Pravda, 19 Feb 1967: arrests in Jakarta (PKI, Pemuda Rakjat, Gerwani)

Pravda, 19 February 1967 (No. 50): a short TASS item 'Arrests' (p. 1) citing Sinar Harapan on arrests in Jakarta of PKI figures. It reports that security forces arrested three members of the central leadership of the women's organisation 'Gervani' [Gerwani], along with a PKI CC member. A page 5 item covers the MPRS rej

GA-02124 1967 Pravda rel A

Pravda, 1967, No. 50: 'Penangkapan berlanjut' (pimpinan Gerwani ditangkap)

Pravda, 19 Feb 1967: 'Arrests continue', Gerwani leaders arrested

Pravda, 19 Feb 1967 (No. 50), OCR excerpt re-captured from archive.org with the TASS item 'Arrests continue'. After arrests of PKI CC candidate Anwar Nasution and Pemuda Rakyat leaders, the security forces arrested PKI CC member Rachmat and three members of Gerwani's central leadership in Jakarta. Names not given; rest

GA-03577 1967-09-03 Szolnok Megyei Néplap rel B

Arrest of Mrs Djubaedah, leftist organisation (Szolnok Megyei Néplap, 3 September 1967)

Arrest of Mrs Djubaedah, leftist organisation (Szolnok Megyei Neplap, 3 Sep 1967)

Hungarian county daily, 3 Sep 1967: a search snippet states that Mrs Djubaedah was arrested on charges of taking part in 'the events', described as belonging to one of the banned leftist organisations (text cut off). The sweep identifies her as Djubaedah (Zubaidah Nungtjik A.R.); unverified. Page OCR not retrieved.

GA-03470 1967-12 Tricontinental Bulletin, no. 21 (Havana) rel B

Tricontinental Bulletin, no. 21 (December 1967): issue catalogued for Indonesian political prisoners incl. Sutanti Aidit

Tricontinental Bulletin no. 21 (Havana, Dec 1967): denunciation of Suharto regime and death sentences

Tricontinental Bulletin no. 21 (Havana, December 1967), organ of OSPAAAL. A passage denouncing the Suharto-Nasution regime says thousands of men and women suffer torture in Indonesian prisons and names those sentenced to death: Njono, Sudisman, Sakirman, Rewang, Latief, Sujono, 'Sutanti, Aidit', Omar Dani. The printed

GA-03471 1967-12 Tricontinental Bulletin, no. 21 (Havana) rel B

Tricontinental Bulletin, no. 21 (December 1967): issue catalogued for Indonesian political prisoners incl. Sutanti Aidit

Tricontinental Bulletin no. 21 (Havana, Dec 1967): denunciation of Suharto regime and death sentences

Tricontinental Bulletin no. 21 (Havana, December 1967), organ of OSPAAAL. A passage denouncing the Suharto-Nasution regime says thousands of men and women suffer torture in Indonesian prisons and names those sentenced to death: Njono, Sudisman, Sakirman, Rewang, Latief, Sujono, 'Sutanti, Aidit', Omar Dani. The printed