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In oproep Internationale Vrouwenfederatie: vrijlating gearresteerde Indonesische vrouwen verlangd

WIDF appeal: release of arrested Indonesian women demanded

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De Waarheid, 23 Jul 1966, p. 6: report that the WIDF Bureau, meeting in Berlin in June 1966, adopted an appeal for solidarity with Indonesian women and the progressive organisation Gerwani, demanding immediate release of arrested Gerwani members and leaders and restoration of legality for all Indonesian women's organisations. It says the terror wave unleashed by Indonesian militarists serves US imperialist aggression.

De Waarheid, 23 Jul 1966, hlm. 6: laporan bahwa Biro WIDF, bersidang di Berlin Juni 1966, menerima seruan solidaritas dengan perempuan Indonesia dan organisasi progresif Gerwani, menuntut pembebasan segera anggota dan pengurus Gerwani yang ditangkap serta pemulihan legalitas semua organisasi perempuan Indonesia. Disebut gelombang teror militeris Indonesia melayani agresi imperialisme AS.

“Relevance raised from C: WIDF appeal naming Gerwani detainees.”

Organisations

Women's International Democratic FederationIndonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)

Places

BerlinIndonesia

Events

Mass killings of 1965–66

Topics

Gerwani organisationWIDF and international women's movementarrests and detention1965 coup and aftermath

Tags

prisoner releasesprotest telegram campaignsolidarity campaign

Details

Date
1966-07-23
Creator
De Waarheid
Publication
De Waarheid
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Dutch
Perspective
Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
Source role
primary
Country
Netherlands
Period
1965–1966
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)/De Waarheid (1966-07-23) - In oproep Internationale Vrouwenfederatie Vrijlating gearresteerde Indonesische [Delpher ddd-010372823-a0094].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.915) · 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)
Summary basis
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