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GA-03437 1993-08-13 Neue Zeit rel C licensed

Neue Zeit, 13 August 1993, S. 5: Bekenntnis zur Kriegsschuld

Neue Zeit, 13 Aug 1993, p. 5: Admission of war guilt

Neue Zeit, 13 August 1993, p. 5: report 'Bekenntnis zur Kriegsschuld' on Japan's new coalition seeking to apologise to neighbouring states. It recalls that up to 200,000 women from Korea, China, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines were forced into army brothels (so-called 'comfort women') between 1930 and 1

GA-01581 1999-04-16 Bali Post rel A

Bali Post, 16 April 1999: 'Diteliti, kekejaman Soeharto tahun 1965–1966'

Bali Post, 16 April 1999: Suharto's 1965-66 atrocities to be investigated

Bali Post, 16 Apr 1999, p. 1: founding of the YPKP 65 foundation (15 Apr 1999, YLBHI, Jakarta), chaired by Sulami, ex-Gerwani member imprisoned 20 years, with Pramoedya; research on killing sites and aim to hold Suharto accountable.

GA-02244 2011-08-29 Tempo rel C licensed

"Aku Bangga Menjadi Algojo"

Tempo, 29 August 2011: 'I am proud to be an executioner' (Aceh caning)

Tempo first-person piece (29 Aug 2011) by an anonymous 38-year-old caning executioner in Aceh Tamiang describing his role under sharia qanun. It is unrelated to 1965 or Gerwani; apparently scraped with the 'algojo' series.

GA-02250 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Burhan Zainuddin Rusjiman: "Saya Punya License to Kill"

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Burhan Zainuddin Rusjiman - 'I had a licence to kill'

Tempo testimony (1 Oct 2012) of Burhan Zainuddin Rusjiman, 72, 'Burhan Kampak', a former HMI/KAMI/Laskar Ampera member in Yogyakarta given a pistol and 'license to kill' from Nov 1965, who hunted PKI with Kostrad/RPKAD in Yogyakarta, Gunungkidul and Klaten. Motivated by anti-communism and CGMI conflict; Gerwani not men

GA-02253 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Dari Pengakuan Algojo 1965

Tempo, 1 October 2012: From the confessions of 1965 executioners

Tempo column (1 Oct 2012) arguing that reconciliation must start from perpetrators' confession. Discusses victim-count disputes (78,000 to 3 million), The Act of Killing and Anwar Congo, Gus Dur's apology versus NU refusals, the Palu mayor's apology, and calls for lifting the ban on Marxism. Gerwani is not mentioned.

GA-02263 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Kesaksian Binal-Bugil dari Republik Preman (The Act of Killing)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: Testimonies from a republic of thugs (The Act of Killing)

Tempo package (1 Oct 2012) on The Act of Killing: Ariel Heryanto's review calling it the most important film on Indonesia, and a profile of Anwar Congo (Medan, Pemuda Pancasila) with his wife Salmah and Joshua Oppenheimer's comments. It stresses perpetrators' impunity and ties to officials. Gerwani is not mentioned.

GA-02271 2012-10-01 Tempo rel C licensed

Saya Sering Membawa Kampak Panjang. Daripada Dibunuh Lebih Baik Saya Membunuh. (Pengantar edisi khusus algojo 1965)

Tempo, 1 October 2012: 'I often carried a long axe' - introduction to the special edition on 1965 executioners

Editor's introduction (Tempo, 1 Oct 2012) to the special edition on 1965 executioners, prompted by The Act of Killing and Anwar Congo. It sets out the aims (view from perpetrators, Banality of Evil, verification of sources), mentions Sikka, Palembang and the camps at Buru, Plantungan and Moncongloe as an Indonesian Gul

GA-02311 2025-11-11 Tempo rel A licensed

Saskia Wieringa: Rezim Soeharto Sangat Militeristik, Sama dengan Sekarang (Bahaya Soeharto Jadi Pahlawan Nasional)

Tempo.co, 11 November 2025: Saskia Wieringa - the Suharto regime was highly militaristic, like today (danger of Suharto

Tempo.co interview (11 Nov 2025, Shinta Maharani and Juli Hantoro) with Saskia Wieringa, known for Gerwani research, on Suharto's designation as national hero. She says it perpetuates symbolic violence and impunity (Drexler), recalls the brutal 1965 slander of Gerwani and the 'Gerwani baru' label, and argues Suharto de