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Renmin Ribao, 19 April 1966: Komite Solidaritas Asia-Afrika Thailand memprotes penindasan di Indonesia (泰国亚非人民团结委员会发表新闻公报)
Thai Afro-Asian Solidarity Committee communique condemns Indonesian military killings and arrests
Xinhua report in Renmin Ribao (19 Apr 1966, p. 4) of a 13 April communiqué by the Thai Afro-Asian People's Solidarity Committee condemning Indonesia's military and 'reactionaries': 78,500 killed and 106,000 arrested per the Fact-Finding Commission in Bali, Java and North Sumatra; bans on Pemuda Rakyat, CGMI, Gerwani, BTI and the PKI (12 March 1966); attacks on Chinese missions. Gerwani appears only in the banned-organisations list.
Laporan Xinhua di Renmin Ribao (19 April 1966, hlm. 4) tentang komunike 13 April Komite Solidaritas Rakyat Asia-Afrika Thailand yang mengecam militer dan 'kaum reaksioner' Indonesia: 78.500 tewas dan 106.000 ditahan menurut Komisi Pencari Fakta di Bali, Jawa, Sumatra Utara; pelarangan Pemuda Rakyat, CGMI, Gerwani, BTI dan PKI (12 Maret 1966); serangan terhadap perwakilan Tiongkok. Gerwani hanya muncul dalam daftar organisasi terlarang.
“in Bali, East Java, Central Java and parts of North Sumatra alone 78,500 people had been killed and 106,000 arrested ... banned many progressive mass organisations, such as ... [Gerwani] (p. 4).”
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