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GA-00742 1961-12-15 De Volkskrant rel A

Geen besprekingen (No negotiations: Sukarno at the Gerwani congress)

No negotiations: Sukarno at the Fourth Gerwani Congress

De Volkskrant report (15 Dec 1961) on Sukarno's speech to what it calls the fourth congress of Gerwani, "the communist-controlled" women's movement, convened on women's role in the West Irian struggle. He rejected talks with the Netherlands, said power is created by politics, and promised armed force if the UN accepted

GA-00743 1965-10-11 De Volkskrant rel B

Zelfverweer uit paniek (Self-defence from panic)

Self-defence from panic: commentary on the hunt for communists

De Volkskrant commentary (11 Oct 1965) warning that the hunt for communists could drive Aidit's followers to armed self-defence. It describes Muslim demonstrators wrecking Aidit's and Njoto's houses and then "the headquarters of the communist women's organisation Gerwani", and army occupation of PKI headquarters in Ace

GA-00744 1966-02-24 De Volkskrant rel B

Onrust in Djakarta, Oentoeng voor gerecht (Unrest in Jakarta, Untung in court)

Unrest in Jakarta, Untung in court: strike force included Gerwani members

De Volkskrant report (24 Feb 1966) on unrest in Jakarta and the opening of Untung's trial. The prosecutor said his strike force of 5,000 included 2,000 communists, "men and women, of the organisations Gerwani, Pemuda Rakjat and the BTI". No claims of torture or sexual misconduct appear in this item.

GA-00748 1981-04-28 De Volkskrant rel A

Gevangenschap (Imprisonment)

Imprisonment: Wertheim on continued prosecution of Gerwani women

Closing section of a Wertheim piece in De Volkskrant (28 Apr 1981). It states that women active in Gerwani are still prosecuted: in 1979 two were given extremely heavy sentences without credit for detention since 1965, and with six other Gerwani women were moved to Tangerang. The rest concerns ex-CIA officer McGehee an