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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-03652 2015-10 Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR), Jakarta, with Komnas Perempuan rel A

Bertahan dalam Impunitas: Kisah Para Perempuan Penyintas yang Tak Kunjung Meraih Keadilan

Surviving in Impunity: Stories of Women Survivors Still Denied Justice (AJAR/Komnas Perempuan, 2015)

Book by AJAR with Komnas Perempuan (Oct 2015) from participatory research with women survivors. In the 1965 context chapter (pp. 39-40) it describes false rumours about Gerwani and the sexual slander of the generals, with violence against Gerwani members. Survivor testimonies name Christina Sumarmiyati (arrested again

GA-03653 2015-10 Asia Justice and Rights (AJAR), Jakarta, with Komnas Perempuan rel A

Bertahan dalam Impunitas: Kisah Para Perempuan Penyintas yang Tak Kunjung Meraih Keadilan

Surviving in Impunity: Stories of Women Survivors Still Denied Justice (AJAR/Komnas Perempuan, 2015)

Book by AJAR with Komnas Perempuan (Oct 2015) from participatory research with women survivors. In the 1965 context chapter (pp. 39-40) it describes false rumours about Gerwani and the sexual slander of the generals, with violence against Gerwani members. Survivor testimonies name Christina Sumarmiyati (arrested again

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