TAPOL Bulletin No. 3, Jan 1974: case notes on Mrs Siti Mudigdio, Member of Parliament
TAPOL Bulletin No. 3 (January 1974) of the British Campaign for the Release of Indonesian Political Prisoners, with campaign news, prison conditions and torture reports. Its 'Case Notes' profile Mrs Siti Mudigdio, a Communist MP and vice-chair of Gerwani, once also a WIDF vice-chair, whose husband was killed in 1948. O
Amnesty Prisoner of Conscience Week 1975: Salawati Daud (Swiss press, Nov 1975)
Short Der Bund item (Bern, 13 November 1975, signed pd.) announcing Amnesty International's Prisoner of Conscience Week on long-term detention. It profiles 'Ibu Salawati', 66, a nationalist leader, devout Christian and mayor, later Communist MP, arrested in 1965 and held in Bukit Duri women's prison for ten years witho
Amnesty Prisoner of Conscience Week 1975: Salawati Daud (Swiss press, Nov 1975)
Berner Tagwacht, 15 Nov 1975, short Amnesty 'Prisoner of Conscience Week' profile of Charlotte Salawati (Salawati Daud), 66. It describes her as a nationalist teacher in Celebes, first and only woman mayor of the Muslim part of Makassar, later a PKI parliamentary candidate and member; arrested after October 1965 and he
[MORE] Jan 1976: Writers in Prison (Barbara Sproul), with entry on Sudjinah
Issue of the New York media magazine [MORE] (January 1976) with Barbara Sproul's Amnesty-linked article on writers jailed by repressive regimes. Its Indonesia list describes Sudjinah as a writer who contributed short stories to Harian Rakjat and worked on the editorial staff of Api Kartini, journal of Gerwani; arrested
[MORE] Jan 1976: Writers in Prison (Barbara Sproul), with entry on Sudjinah
Issue of the New York media magazine [MORE] (January 1976) with Barbara Sproul's Amnesty-linked article on writers jailed by repressive regimes. Its Indonesia list describes Sudjinah as a writer who contributed short stories to Harian Rakjat and worked on the editorial staff of Api Kartini, journal of Gerwani; arrested
La Suisse, 4 Apr 1976: Amnesty 'prisoners of the month' (Sri Kusnapsiah)
Swiss daily La Suisse, 4 April 1976. Amnesty International's 'prisoners of the month' column names Sri Kusnapsiah (Sri Kusnapsijah), 67, held over ten years without charge or trial. It says she fought for independence, joined a left-wing women's movement in the 1950s (banned in 1965), and was moved in 1971 from Bukit D
Bygningsarbeideren, 1977: Amnesty prisoner Sri Ambar Rukmiati (SOBSI women's bureau)
Norwegian building-workers' union paper, 1977, carrying Amnesty International's 'Prisoners of Conscience Year' appeal on imprisoned trade unionists. It profiles Sri Ambar Rukmiati, head of SOBSI's women's department: elected to the national board in 1964, arrested autumn 1966 and tortured, two teenage daughters also ar
Bygningsarbeideren, 1977: Amnesty prisoner Sri Ambar Rukmiati (SOBSI women's bureau)
Norwegian building-workers' union paper, 1977, carrying Amnesty International's 'Prisoners of Conscience Year' appeal on imprisoned trade unionists. It profiles Sri Ambar Rukmiati, head of SOBSI's women's department: elected to the national board in 1964, arrested autumn 1966 and tortured, two teenage daughters also ar
TAPOL Bulletin no. 47 (London, September 1981): East Timor offensive and the East Timor assembly's report, West Papuan refugees, Pramoedya's re-arrest, the new Procedural Code, and rape and lesbianism cases. Its new 'Spotlight on a Prisoner' profiles Suwardiningsih, the only woman full member of the PKI Central Committ
TAPOL Bulletin no. 54 (London, Nov 1982), 24 pages, mostly on West Papua, East Timor, Borobudur and military law. Its 'Spotlight on Two Tapols' profiles Napsiah, a veteran of Pesindo/Perwari who joined the PKI in 1949, helped build Gerwani in East Java and sat on the PKI East Java committee. Arrested in 1968 after the
TAPOL Bulletin no. 83 (London, Oct 1987) on East Timor at the UN, Kedung Ombo, labour unrest, Muslim trials and transmigration. A boxed item 'Serving 26 years for a 20-year sentence' profiles Siti Sundari, 66, a founding member of Gerwis and Gerwani, PKI candidate in 1955 and 1964 central committee candidate, jailed si
TAPOL Bulletin No. 95, Oct 1989: IPU pressure wins release of jailed MP Siti Sundari Abdulrachman
TAPOL Bulletin no. 95 (October 1989). Under 'IPU pressure wins release for jailed MP' (pp. 12-13) it reports the release on 17 August 1989 of Siti Sundari Abdulrachman, Indonesia's longest-serving woman political prisoner, then 68. A founding member of Gerwis, which became Gerwani, she sat on Gerwani's Executive Counci
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
A Short Story of One Sulami (LPKP-65, 2002)
December 2002 LPKP-65 memorial booklet for Sulami (1926-2002), former Gerwani leader and YPKP 1965/66 chair, with her biography (arrested 1967, 20-year sentence, released 1984) and documents on exhumations, letters to Komnas HAM and forensic work.
TAPOL Bulletin No. 169/170, Jan/Feb 2003: obituary of Sulami (Gerwani deputy secretary-general)
TAPOL Bulletin no. 169/170 (Jan/Feb 2003), with Carmel Budiardjo's obituary of Sulami (pp. 13-15). Born Sragen 15 Aug 1926, she joined Gerwis (Gerwani from 1951), became East Java executive member (1954) and second deputy secretary-general (1957), attended WIDF meetings, and was deputy secretary-general in 1965. Arrest
The Aidit family: after that night of horror (Tempo, 1 Oct 2007)
Tempo special (1 October 2007) on what happened to D.N. Aidit's family after 30 September 1965. It recounts the fates of his father, siblings and children, and of his wife Dr Soetanti Aidit, who fled, lived in disguise, was arrested, held in Kodim 66 and Bukit Duri until about 1980, and died in 1991. Her Gerwani member
Tale of two Lekra writers: S. Rukiah Kertapati (Tempo, 1 May 2021)
Tempo feature, 1 May 2021, by Moyang Kasih Dewi Merdeka and Hardian Putra Pratama, on the forgotten Lekra writer S. Rukiah Kertapati: poet and novelist, Lekra leadership member from the 1959 congress, wife of BTI leader Sidik Kertapati. Soldiers took her from Purwakarta (article dates the arrest 1969; she was held at C
Mysterious poet and supporter of children's literature: Sugiarti Siswadi (Tempo, 1 May 2021)
Tempo article, 1 May 2021, by Isma Savitri and Hardian Putra Pratama, on Lekra writer Sugiarti Siswadi: Lekra central leadership member from 1959, children's-literature advocate, author of the banned Sorga Dibumi, and editor of Api Kartini. Researchers cannot trace her life; one suspects she was jailed in Semarang in 1
Mia Bustam's paintings and embroidery (Tempo, 20 Aug 2022)
Tempo feature (20 Aug 2022) by Seno Joko Suyono and Nurdin Kalim on the paintings and embroidery of Mia Bustam, former wife of the painter S. Sudjojono. Her children recall her Lekra activity, the loss of a self-portrait when the Lekra secretariat was raided in 1965, and works made in Wirogunan prison (1966-71) and at
Tamasya Taman Bunga: In Search of Mia Bustam (zine, 2025)
Booklet by the Bersemai Sekebun community and Lauk Buku (2025) retracing the life of artist and Lekra figure Mia Bustam through Semarang sites, with essays and a tour report. It covers her 1965 arrest, imprisonment in Plantungan camp and Bulu women's prison, and her four memoirs. Gerwani is not named; it concerns women
Tamasya Taman Bunga: In Search of Mia Bustam (zine, 2025)
Booklet by the Bersemai Sekebun community and Lauk Buku (2025) retracing the life of artist and Lekra figure Mia Bustam through Semarang sites, with essays and a tour report. It covers her 1965 arrest, imprisonment in Plantungan camp and Bulu women's prison, and her four memoirs. Gerwani is not named; it concerns women