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Szolnok Megyei Néplap, 7 November 1965: Indonesia - Gerwani women killed in Solo

Szolnok Megyei Néplap, 7 Nov 1965: Indonesia, Gerwani women killed in Solo

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Hungarian provincial daily Szolnok Megyei Néplap, 7 Nov 1965, world-politics page. Its Indonesia item reports an official army communiqué claiming that in Solo (Central Java) paratroopers 'were forced to take the lives' of Gerwani women who blocked the road before an armoured column; it does not say how they were killed. Rest of page is unrelated.

Harian provinsi Hungaria Szolnok Megyei Néplap, 7 November 1965, halaman politik dunia. Berita Indonesia mengutip komunike resmi tentara bahwa di Solo (Jawa Tengah) pasukan para-komando 'terpaksa mencabut nyawa' perempuan Gerwani yang menghadang jalan di depan konvoi lapis baja; cara pembunuhan tidak dijelaskan. Bagian lain halaman tidak terkait.

“"Seeing these obstinate women, the soldiers were forced to take their lives," the communiqué adds (Indonesia item, p. 31 index).”

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Indonesian ArmyArmy Para-Commando Regiment

Places

SurakartaCentral JavaIndonesiaHungary

Events

Mass killings of 1965–66Army press sexual slander campaign against Gerwani

Topics

1965 coup and aftermathkillings 1965–66Gerwani organisationpropaganda and mediaUSSR and Eastern Europe

Tags

official communiquevictimhoodmilitia and volunteersatrocity rumoursdemonisation

Details

Date
1965-11-07
Creator
Szolnok Megyei Neplap
Publication
Szolnok Megyei Neplap
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Russian
Perspective
Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
Source role
primary
Country
Hungary
Period
1965–1966
Source archive
Hungaricana Library (Hungary) · source link
Access
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File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Soviet and East European press (1946-1990) - Pravda, Izvestiia, Soviet Woman, Hungarian papers (East View, archive.org, Hungaricana)/Szolnok Megyei Neplap (1965-11-07) - Gerwani members in Solo [Hungaricana SzolnokMegyeiNeplap_1965_11 pg31].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.934) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: yes
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Soviet and East European press (1946-1990) - Pravda, Izvestiia, Soviet Woman, Hungarian papers (East View, archive.org, Hungaricana)
Summary basis
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