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GA-00662 1968-01-05 De Nieuwe Limburger rel A

Nederlandse juriste in Djakarta gearresteerd (Dutch woman lawyer arrested in Jakarta)

Dutch woman lawyer arrested in Jakarta on suspicion of HSI membership

De Nieuwe Limburger, 5 Jan 1968 (Reuters): Jakarta police arrest Dutch lawyer Mrs Mr Trees Soenito-Heyligers, from Zwolle, on suspicion of membership of the banned communist scholars' association HSI. Two years earlier she had defended trade union leader Njono, sentenced to death for the 1965 coup.

GA-00918 1968-01-05 De Waarheid rel A

Protesttelegram hoofdbestuur NVB (arrestatie Trees Sunito-Heyligers)

Protest telegram from NVB executive over arrest of Trees Sunito-Heyligers

De Waarheid, 5 Jan 1968, p. 1: telegram from the NVB executive to the Indonesian ambassador in The Hague protesting the arrest of lawyer Trees Sunito-Heyligers, recalling her anti-fascist work, her defence of Dutch soldiers who refused colonial war and her defence of union leader Njono, and demanding release of her and

GA-00919 1968-01-16 De Waarheid rel A

T. Sunito-Heyligers moet vrij (CPN-Vlaardingen)

T. Sunito-Heyligers must be free: CPN Vlaardingen telegram

De Waarheid, 16 Jan 1968, p. 1: short item that the CPN branch in Vlaardingen sent a telegram to the Indonesian embassy in The Hague protesting persecution of democrats in Indonesia and demanding release of lawyer Trees Sunito-Heyligers, recently detained by the Jakarta regime, and other Indonesian freedom fighters.

GA-00920 1968-02-24 De Waarheid rel A

Mr. Sunito-Heyligers in Djakarta

Mr. Sunito-Heyligers in Jakarta, reportedly not under arrest

De Waarheid, 24 Feb 1968, p. 3: brief note that Trees Sunito-Heyligers is reportedly in Jakarta and not under arrest, following an earlier Reuters report of her detention that prompted protests in the Netherlands. The rest of the item is an unrelated accident notice.

GA-02550 1968-03-04 rel A licensed

FBIS Daily Report, 29 Mar 1968: Arrest of Mrs Suharti Suwarto, Gerwani deputy chairman, and husband Subarto

Arrest of Suharti Suwarto, Gerwani Deputy Chairman, and Husband Subarto (FBIS, 29 Mar 1968)

HathiTrust FBIS Daily Report extract (29 Mar 1968). It reports the arrest on 22-23 March of Mrs Suharti Suwarto, called Gerwani deputy chairman and head of the PKI women's division, and her husband Subarto, alleged to have posed as a religious teacher among Muslims. It places them in 'Operation Kalong', with about 300

GA-00437 1968-08-23 Berita Yudha rel A

Berita Yudha, 23 Agustus 1968: 'Wartawan Wanita PKI jg romantis'

Berita Yudha, 23 August 1968: The romantic PKI woman journalist

Berita Yudha, 23 Agustus 1968: 'Wartawan Wanita PKI jg romantis'. Feature on Sri Sukatno, 'ex-chair of Gerwani Jakarta', journalist and wife of a Pemuda Rakyat leader, after Operasi Trisula; sensational, romanticised gendered portrayal.

GA-00247 1968-08-24 Angkatan Bersendjata rel A

Angkatan Bersendjata, 24 Agustus 1968

Angkatan Bersendjata, 24 August 1968

Angkatan Bersendjata, 24 Agustus 1968. Part XIII of the 'Blitar Selatan' serial tells the story of Sri Liestyowati (Lies) Sukatno, a 'PKI/Gerwani figure' and wife of a Pemuda Rakyat leader, with gendered and sensational claims about her beauty and demands in the forest.

GA-00438 1968-08-27 Berita Yudha rel A

Berita Yudha, 27 Agustus 1968

Berita Yudha, 27 August 1968

Berita Yudha, 27 Agustus 1968. First instalment of 'Mengungkap petualangan P.K.I. Gaja Baru di Djatim' with a photo captioned 'Gerwani members of East Java hit by Operasi Trisula', naming Nj. Kartini as East Java Gerwani chair.