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2 itemsTopic: Lubang Buaya and sexual slander ✕Perspective: Western mainstream press ✕Year: 1970 ✕
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GA-00499 1970-06-22 Algemeen Handelsblad rel B

Soekarno, grondlegger van Indonesië (Sukarno, pendiri Indonesia)

Sukarno, founder of Indonesia

Algemeen Handelsblad obituary-profile of Sukarno (1970-06-22), covering his life, Guided Democracy, Nasakom, and the 30 September 1965 events, which it blames on palace guards and communist groups, followed by an anti-communist reaction costing 'tens of thousands' of lives. A photo caption states General Yani was murde

GA-03348 1970-12-31 The Straits Times rel B

Rape case may fully restore rule of law (Hugh Mabbett on the Sum Kuning case)

Rape case may fully restore rule of law: the Sum Kuning case (Hugh Mabbett, Straits Times, 1970)

The Straits Times, 31 December 1970, p. 10, by Hugh Mabbett: Yogyakarta court acquits 17-year-old egg seller Sum Kuning (Sumarijem), who reported rape by youths from powerful families and was charged with a false report. Police tortured a noodle seller, Trimo, and threatened her with electric torture and an accusation