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Verleden jaar: AI bevrijdt 1688 pol. gevangenen (Last year: Amnesty frees 1,688 political prisoners)

Last year: Amnesty frees 1,688 political prisoners

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Amigoe di Curaçao, 10 Apr 1976: the Curaçao branch of Amnesty International adopts three prisoners, including Sri Kusnapsiah, 67, imprisoned in Indonesia for over ten years. No organisation is named in the text, but the case is of interest as a long-term woman political prisoner from 1965. Also reports 1,688 releases in 1975.

Amigoe di Curaçao, 10 Apr 1976: cabang Curaçao Amnesty International mengadopsi tiga tahanan, termasuk Sri Kusnapsiah (67), dipenjara di Indonesia lebih dari sepuluh tahun. Tak ada organisasi disebut, tetapi kasusnya relevan sebagai tahanan politik perempuan jangka panjang pasca-1965. Juga melaporkan 1.688 pembebasan pada 1975.

“"Sri Kusnapsiah in Indonesia, who has been imprisoned for more than ten years and is 67 years old."”

People

Sri KusnapsijahGunar RodeSteven Carolus

Organisations

Amnesty International

Places

IndonesiaCuraçaoSoviet UnionSouth Africa

Topics

arrests and detentionmemory, testimony and justiceNew Order

Tags

human rights advocacyprisons

Details

Date
1976-04-10
Creator
Amigoe di Curacao
Publication
Amigoe di Curacao
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Western mainstream press
Source role
primary
Country
Curaçao (Netherlands Antilles)
Period
1967–1979
Source archive
Delpher (KB, Netherlands) · source link
Access
open access (Delpher) Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/Amigoe di Curacao (1976-04-10) - Verleden jaar Al bevrijdt 1688 pol. gevangenen [Delpher ddd-010460239-a0121].txt
OCR / text
Fair (0.828) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: yes
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)
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