South Jakarta

Type: district/village
Country: Indonesia
Region: DKI Jakarta
Also written as: South Jakarta; Jakarta Selatan
Map: -6.260, 106.810

2017 – 2017

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Gerwani dan Kuntilanak Wangi (Historia, pratinjau)

Gerwani and the Perfumed Ghost (Historia, preview)

Historia article by Martin Sitompul (preview only): after destroying Gerwani the New Order used the 'kuntilanak' image to restrict progressive women's movements; quotes Wieringa at a Kuntilanak Wangi discussion. Partial text.

GA-02729 2017 rel B

Kisah Pelarian Tiga Gerwani dari Penjara Bukit Duri (Merdeka.com, 2012)

The Flight of Three Gerwani Women from Bukit Duri Prison (Merdeka.com, 2012)

Merdeka.com feature (2012; YPKP repost 2017) visiting the demolished Bukit Duri women's prison: neighbours recall a 1975 escape by three alleged Gerwani women, and journalist Sri Sulistyawati describes eleven years held there without trial. Memory of a women's detention site.