NVB on International Women's Day: no support for Suharto (Van Heutsz monument wrapped)
De Waarheid, 9 Mar 1978, p. 1: report that NVB women on International Women's Day wrapped the Van Heutsz monument in Amsterdam in white cloth marked 'Gerwani'. The item summarises Gerwani's pre-1965 work (clinics, crèches, kindergartens, courses, anti-polygamy campaigns) and the 1975 trials: Sulami life, Suharti, Sudjinah and Sri Ambar 20 years, while Umi Sardjono and vice-chairs Mudigdo and Salawati Daud are still held without trial. The NVB demands release and an end to Dutch aid.
De Waarheid, 9 Mar 1978, hlm. 1: laporan bahwa perempuan NVB pada Hari Perempuan Internasional membungkus monumen Van Heutsz di Amsterdam dengan kain putih bertuliskan 'Gerwani'. Item merangkum kerja Gerwani sebelum 1965 (klinik, penitipan anak, TK, kursus, kampanye anti-poligami) dan sidang 1975: Sulami seumur hidup, Suharti, Sudjinah, dan Sri Ambar 20 tahun, sementara Umi Sardjono dan wakil ketua Mudigdo dan Salawati Daud masih ditahan tanpa pengadilan. NVB menuntut pembebasan dan penghentian bantuan Belanda.
“Relevance raised from C: summarises Gerwani work and names imprisoned leaders.”
De Waarheid, 20 Sep 1975, p. 3: article asking what the Indonesian parliamentary delegation did not mention: Plantungan women's camp in Central Java (386 women), Bukit Duri and Semarang prisons, and named women prisoners: Umi Sardjono, chair of the underground Gerwani, vice-chairs Salawati Daud and Mudigdio, Maasje Siw
shared: Salawati Daud, Umi Sardjono, Sulami, Mudigdio
De Waarheid, 2 Jun 1975, p. 1: report that the NVB's Women's Action Day '75 sent a protest letter to the Suharto regime (copy to minister Pronk) demanding release of four Gerwani women: life imprisonment demanded against Sulami, secretary of Gerwani, and 20 years each against Sri Ambar Rukmijati, Sudjinah and Suharti H
shared: Dutch Women's Movement, Sulami, Sudjinah, Sri Ambar Rukmiati
De Waarheid, 4 Apr 1979, p. 1: report on a picket line at Amsterdam's Amstel Hotel against the IGGI conference where donors and Suharto regime ministers set aid for the year; organisations including CPN, PPR, PvdA Amsterdam, Komitee Indonesie, ANJV and NVB carried boards demanding 'Sulami, Suharti, Sudjinah, Sri Ambar,
shared: Dutch Women's Movement, Sulami, Sudjinah, Sri Ambar Rukmiati
Full De Waarheid page, 21 Jun 1975 (p. 5), mostly unrelated (Mokum 700 festival, EEC steel output, farmers' protests). The relevant article reports the NVB's call to protest the Jakarta trial of four Gerwani women: life demanded for Sulami (about 50), 20 years for Suharti Harsono, Sri Ambar Rukmijati and Sudjinah, accu
shared: Dutch Women's Movement, Sulami, Sudjinah, Sri Ambar Rukmiati
De Waarheid, 21 Jun 1975, p. 5: boxed NVB appeal to protest the sentences on four Gerwani women, noting Sri Ambar and Sudjinah were officials of the banned SOBSI and that all four are internationally known for women's and union work. Calls for halting financial aid to the Suharto regime, restoring democratic rights and
shared: Dutch Women's Movement, Sulami, Sudjinah, Sri Ambar Rukmiati
De Waarheid, 24 Mar 1979, p. 8: sidebar on the clinic Gerwani opened on International Women's Day, 8 March 1958, a polyclinic and advice bureau for women in its building (destroyed in 1965), run by Tanti Aidit, now 12 years in pre-trial detention. Annie van Ommeren recalls the 1975 trial of Sulami (life), Suharti Harso
shared: Dutch Women's Movement, Sulami, Sudjinah, Sri Ambar Rukmiati
TAPOL Bulletin no. 44 (London, March 1981): army takeover of the legal sector, Free-Aceh trials, Pramoedya's Buru novels harassed, East Timor, US human rights report. A short item (p.4) reports that eight women political prisoners long held in Bukit Duri were moved to Tangerang women's prison: Sulami (20 years), Sudjin
shared: Sulami, Sudjinah, Sri Ambar Rukmiati, Suharti Harsono
De Waarheid, 21 Jun 1975, p. 5: boxed text 'Stop support for the Suharto regime' from the NVB monthly 'Vrouwen': the IGGI group (US, Japan, West Germany, Netherlands) gives up to 880 million dollars yearly to the regime; its April meeting was postponed amid confusion over Indochina; Suharto fears liberation victories.
shared: Dutch Women's Movement, Sulami, Sudjinah, Sri Ambar Rukmiati