Indonesia: golden time
Algemeen Handelsblad column 'Golden time' (1965-11-29) on post-coup Indonesia: loyalty advertisements in newspapers, frozen bank accounts for suspected persons, price rises and Conefo stamps, a quarrel in a Malang court. A final item, 'Gerwani, kill her', describes villagers near Tasikmalaya chasing 'Gerwani' with knives, which turned out to be a hunt for a marten, while a real hunt for members was under way elsewhere; Gerwani members said to be 'accomplices in the coup'.
Kolom Algemeen Handelsblad 'Masa emas' (29-11-1965) tentang Indonesia pascakudeta: iklan kesetiaan di koran, pembekuan rekening bank orang tersangka, kenaikan harga dan perangko Conefo, perkelahian di pengadilan Malang. Butir akhir 'Gerwani, bunuh dia' mengisahkan warga dekat Tasikmalaya mengejar 'Gerwani' dengan pisau, ternyata memburu musang, sementara perburuan sungguhan anggota Gerwani berlangsung di tempat lain; anggota Gerwani disebut 'kaki tangan kudeta'.
“Villagers shouting 'Gerwani... give her a beating' near Tasikmalaya; Gerwani members 'are now often pursued, since many of them are accomplices in the coup'.”
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.
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Tempo explainer (1 Oct 2012) on victim statistics for 1965-66 (estimates 200,000 to 3 million; most likely about half a million), weighing the Oei Tjoe Tat commission's 78,000, Kopkamtib's 1 million, Sarwo Edhie's 3 million and census evidence. It notes army propaganda about torture of the generals at Lubang Buaya was
shared: Mass killings of 1965–66, Medan, commentary, killings 1965–66
De Vrije Pers local-news column (16 Jan 1954, Malang). Relevant item: Gerwis Malang town and regency branches elected new boards, with Mrs. Sudiro as town chairwoman and Mrs. Ismail as regency chairwoman, listing officers for organisation, labour and agriculture, social affairs, and information and education, and their
shared: Subandi, Malang
De Waarheid, 8 Nov 1965, p. 3: report that the army continues violent actions against progressives; per an army communique, paratroopers near Solo shot nine women who stood before tanks and refused to move, said to be Gerwani members. Also notes army encouragement of Muslims to destroy communists' buildings in Tasikmal
shared: Mass killings of 1965–66, West Java, Tasikmalaya, killings 1965–66
Limburgsch Dagblad, 20 November 1965, p. 5: correspondent's column from Solo. Paratroopers daily parade 'enemies of the people', yesterday three Gerwani members, described as involved in the massacres 'in the most dissolute manner', forced to lie face down on hot asphalt before a passive crowd. It also describes ex-may
shared: Mass killings of 1965–66, Yogyakarta, commentary, killings 1965–66
Tempo.co profile (2 Oct 2015, by Bobby Chandra) of Putmainah, 77, former Gerwani chair and PKI faction member of the Blitar DPRD, now stroke-afflicted in Pakisrejo, Srengat. Her husband Subandi, Blitar Front Nasional and DPRD head, was killed after a PKI congress; she fled into the forest with seven children. Once a re
shared: Subandi, killings 1965–66
Okezone feature (1 Oct 2011) on Putmainah, then 83, former Gerwani chair for Blitar Regency and PKI legislator, covering her Islamic and leftist family background, Pesindo past, flight after the 1965 coup and later life. Biographical testimony of a regional Gerwani leader.
shared: Subandi, killings 1965–66
De Volkskrant commentary (11 Oct 1965) warning that the hunt for communists could drive Aidit's followers to armed self-defence. It describes Muslim demonstrators wrecking Aidit's and Njoto's houses and then "the headquarters of the communist women's organisation Gerwani", and army occupation of PKI headquarters in Ace
shared: Mass killings of 1965–66, commentary, killings 1965–66