GA-00746 1973-04-02 relevance B public
Geen botertje (Not a bit of butter: press freedom in Indonesia)
Not a bit of butter: press freedom and imprisoned writers in Indonesia
Fragment of a De Volkskrant piece (2 Apr 1973) on press freedom in Suharto's Indonesia, listing imprisoned writers and journalists (Bandaharo Harahap, Oei Hay Djun, Mrs. Sugiarti Siswadi, Mrs. Rusijati, Mrs. Lies Sukatno and others) and rebutting H.B. Jassin's claim of press freedom. Gerwani is not named.
Penggalan tulisan De Volkskrant (2 April 1973) tentang kebebasan pers di Indonesia era Suharto, mendaftar penulis dan wartawan yang dipenjara (Bandaharo Harahap, Oei Hay Djun, Ny. Sugiarti Siswadi, Ny. Rusijati, Ny. Lies Sukatno dan lain-lain) serta membantah klaim H.B. Jassin tentang kebebasan pers. Gerwani tidak disebut.
“Other writers who are certainly imprisoned are... Mrs Sugiarti Siswadi, while a large number of journalists are also imprisoned, such as ... Mrs Rusijati ... Mrs Lies Sukatno.”
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- 1973-04-02
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- De Volkskrant
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- 1967–1979
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)/De Volkskrant (1973-04-02) - GEEN BOTERTJE [Delpher ABCDDD-010849543-a0076].txt
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Dutch press (1945-2000) - articles on Gerwis, Gerwani and members (Delpher)
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