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De literatuur gevangen

Literature imprisoned

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De Waarheid, 20 Sep 1975, p. 3: fragment of an article on a visiting Indonesian parliamentary 'delegation' asking whether they discussed Indonesian literature; it lists imprisoned writers (Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Bujung Saleh, Sitor Situmorang, Rivai Apin, Hadi Soesastro, Benny Tjung, Mrs. Sugiarti Siswadi, Samandjaja, Bandaharo Harahap) and asks how they are tortured. Sugiarti Siswadi appears only in the list.

De Waarheid, 20 Sep 1975, hlm. 3: potongan artikel tentang 'delegasi' parlemen Indonesia yang berkunjung, mempertanyakan apakah mereka membicarakan sastra Indonesia; menyebut penulis yang dipenjara (Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Bujung Saleh, Sitor Situmorang, Rivai Apin, Hadi Soesastro, Benny Tjung, Ibu Sugiarti Siswadi, Samandjaja, Bandaharo Harahap) dan bertanya bagaimana mereka disiksa. Sugiarti Siswadi hanya muncul dalam daftar.

“Relevance lowered from A: Sugiarti Siswadi is only named in a list of imprisoned writers.”

People

Pramoedya Ananta ToerBujung SalehSitor SitumorangRivai ApinHadi SoesastroBenny TjungSugiarti SiswadiSamandjajaBandaharo Harahap

Places

Indonesia

Topics

art, literature and musicarrests and detentionNew OrderPlantungan and women prisoners

Tags

prisonsdelegation abroad

Details

Date
1975-09-20
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
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)/De Waarheid (1975-09-20) - De literatuur gevangen [Delpher ddd-010375654-a0043].txt
OCR / text
Fair (0.815) · proof-reading: whole text (Claude, Oct 2026) · 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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