The Times of India, 6 Sep 1977, p.11 (Reuter, London, 4 Sep): Amnesty International lists 62 imprisoned or missing parliamentarians in 17 countries; Indonesia tops the list with 23, most held without trial since 1965 for links with the PKI, SOBSI, BTI or the women's organisation Gerwani. Named are Subandrio, Oei Tjoe Tat and five women, including Kartinah Kurdi, 'Untiharti Sardjono, chairwoman of the women's organisation' (name as OCR'd) and Sundari Abdul Rachman, sentenced to life in 1976.
The Times of India, 6 Sep 1977, hlm. 11 (Reuter, London, 4 Sep): Amnesty International mendaftar 62 anggota parlemen yang dipenjara atau hilang di 17 negara; Indonesia terbanyak dengan 23 orang, kebanyakan ditahan tanpa pengadilan sejak 1965 karena kaitan dengan PKI, SOBSI, BTI, atau organisasi perempuan Gerwani. Disebut Subandrio, Oei Tjoe Tat dan lima perempuan, termasuk Kartinah Kurdi, 'Untiharti Sardjono, ketua organisasi perempuan' (nama sesuai OCR) dan Sundari Abdul Rachman, dihukum seumur hidup 1976.
“Five women parliamentarians ... included Mrs Kartinah Kurdi, ... Mrs Untiharti Sardjono, chairwoman of the women's organisation, and Mrs Abdul Rachman Sundari, ... sentenced to life imprisonment in 1976. (p.11)”
Unclassified US State Department cable (7 Sep 1977) reporting Amnesty International's list of 62 imprisoned or disappeared former legislators; Indonesia has the longest list (21). Among the Indonesians named are Kartinah Kurdi and 'Umiharti Sardjono' (Umi Sardjono), both former Gerwani leaders, still detained 12 years
shared: Amnesty International, Subandrio, Umi Sardjono, Kartinah Kurdi
The Observer, 12 Aug 1979, p.8, 'Prisoners of Conscience': Amnesty International notes up to 20,000 untried political prisoners remain in Indonesia and takes up four women active in Gerwani, arrested 1966 and tried nine years later: Sulami (20 years), Sudjinah (18), Sri Ambar Rukmiati and Suharti Harsono (15 each). It
shared: Mass releases of political prisoners, Amnesty International, human rights advocacy, prisons
CIA Office of Current Intelligence report 'Sukarno and the Communists' (23 Oct 1964, ten pages), pre-coup assessment of the PKI-Sukarno relationship. Describes PKI growth to a claimed three million members and its fronts, including the Women's Front (GERWANI), 'almost two million'; also the cabinet, National Front, lan
shared: Indonesian Peasants' Front, Subandrio, Oei Tjoe Tat, Astrawinata
Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, 19 January 1978, p. 5, feature by George Oliver on the release of 10,000 political prisoners held since the 1965 coup, with PKI members forced to swear loyalty. It describes the Category A, B, C system, the 1965-66 massacres (estimates up to half a million killed), Amnesty International's
shared: Mass releases of political prisoners, Indonesian Peasants' Front, Amnesty International, human rights advocacy
Papua New Guinea Post-Courier, 19 January 1978, p. 5, clean OCR of George Oliver's feature on the release of 10,000 political prisoners held since the 1965 coup (same article as GA-00267). It covers the official and alternative accounts of 30 September, killings of perhaps half a million, half to three-quarters of a mi
shared: Mass releases of political prisoners, Indonesian Peasants' Front, Amnesty International, human rights advocacy
TAPOL Bulletin no. 25, December 1977 (London). Focuses on the 20 December releases from Buru and Tanjung Kasau, new 'resettlement' labour camps, the Amnesty report and Sudomo interview, the Sawito trial, student protests, and press reports (Newsweek, Economist, Age, Asahi, De Telegraf, FEER) on Buru. Page 11 rebuts Jen
shared: Mass releases of political prisoners, Amnesty International, Subandrio, Plantungan and women prisoners
US Monthly Indonesian Press Survey (1958) analysis of the First National Conference of Communist Women (Jakarta, 26-31 May 1958). Aidit's address presents the 'Communist woman' and calls for a wider Gerwani; Suharti Suwarto (Gerwani second deputy chair) and Sundari report on women's groups, only 100,000 women PKI membe
shared: Indonesian Peasants' Front, Umi Sardjono, Kartinah Kurdi, Sundari Abdulrachman
TAPOL Bulletin no. 6, August 1974. Covers the Hariman Siregar (Malari) trial, tapol forced labour on the Cilacap oil pipeline and Nusakambangan cement works, prison conditions, Australian and British military links and trials of 1965 detainees. It reports on Plantungan women's camp (food, commander Major Prayoga, death
shared: Indonesian Peasants' Front, Oei Tjoe Tat, prisons, trials (Mahmillub)