English typescript prison memoir by Sudjinah, Gerwani translator and journalist (c. 2000): courier in 1945-49, WIDF secretariat in Berlin, Gerwani HQ in 1965, capture in 1967, torture and detention at Bukit Duri and Tangerang. Key Gerwani survivor memoir.
Berliner Zeitung literary page (p. 6) reviewing the Fifth German Writers' Congress (end of May 1961). A photo caption says numerous foreign delegates, among them Rukiah Kertapati from Indonesia, took part in the deliberations; delegates came from 24 countries. Identification with the Lekra-linked writer Rukiah is by th
Berliner Zeitung literary page (p. 6) reviewing the Fifth German Writers' Congress (end of May 1961). A photo caption says numerous foreign delegates, among them Rukiah Kertapati from Indonesia, took part in the deliberations; delegates came from 24 countries. Identification with the Lekra-linked writer Rukiah is by th
South China Sunday Morning Post, 23 Apr 2000, p.10, Vaudine England: profile of Sudjinah Halina (72), former Gerwani activist and political prisoner, as Indonesia reopens debate on 1965. She recounts Solo childhood, guerrilla courier work (1947-49), study at Gadjah Mada, the 1955 Prague youth festival, a job with the W
IndoPROGRESS in memoriam (11 Sep 2007) for Sudjinah (1929-2007), Gerwani leader, WIDF secretariat worker and political prisoner, based on a 2000 interview: court-official family, anti-Japanese courier work, and later life. Obituary profile.
Tempo feature (2 Oct 2021, Dini Pramita and Bagja Hidayat) on why Gerwani chair Umi Sardjono (Suharti Sumodiwiryo) said little after 13 years in Bukit Duri (to 1978). Drawn from Ita Nadia, Ruth Indiah Rahayu, others: she wept at accounts of rape and Sudjinah's injury, 'it is my responsibility'; friendships with Fransis