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Sinar Harapan, 17 Oktober 1966 (butir tanggal 18 Oktober)

Sinar Harapan, 17 Oct 1966: ex-PKI/Gerwani members at Kayuagung (edge item)

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Sinar Harapan, 17 Oktober 1966 (butir tanggal 18 Oktober). The keyword hit is an Antara item visible at the scan's edge from the next day's issue: 'former PKI/Gerwani members' at Kayuagung (South Sumatra) made to burn communist books.

Sinar Harapan, 17 Oktober 1966 (butir tanggal 18 Oktober). Butir kata kunci adalah berita Antara dari terbitan hari berikutnya yang terlihat di tepi pindaian: 'bekas anggota PKI/Gerwani' di Kayuagung (Sumatra Selatan) dipaksa membakar buku komunis.

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Communist Party of Indonesia

Places

KayuagungOgan Komering IlirSouth Sumatra

Topics

propaganda and mediaarrests and detention

Tags

book banningwire report

Details

Date
1966-10-17
Creator
Sinar Harapan
Publication
Sinar Harapan
Document type
newspaper issue (Newspaper issue (Protestant-oriented general daily, Jakarta))
Language
Indonesian (old spelling)
Perspective
Indonesian mainstream/other press
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1965–1966
Source archive
Perpusnas Khastara | (catalog https://khastara.perpusnas.go.id/koleksi-digital/detail/?catId=384639) · source link
Access
Perpusnas Khastara (Perpustakaan Nasional RI digital collection, free PDF; catalogue id 384639 as given in the file name), downloaded 2026-10-15/16 via the Claude desktop browser. Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
Citation (APA)
Sinar Harapan. (1966, October 17). Sinar Harapan (Harian Umum), Tahun VI No. 1887 [Newspaper issue, 4 pp.]. P.T. Sinar Kasih.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Sinar Harapan (1966) - issues mentioning Gerwani (Perpusnas Khastara)/Sinar Harapan (1966-10-17) - issue, Gerwani p. 4 [Khastara 384639].pdf
OCR / text
Fair (0.876) · proof-reading: key passages (Claude, Oct 2026) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Sinar Harapan (1966) - issues mentioning Gerwani (Perpusnas Khastara)
Summary basis
condensed from full annotation

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