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Mengintip Isi Buku Gerwani yang Disita TNI karena Dituduh PKI

Tempo.co, 28 December 2018: A look inside the Gerwani book seized by the TNI as 'PKI'

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Tempo.co report (28 Dec 2018) on the seizure by TNI and police in Kediri of 19 books from a bookshop owner, including Amurwani Dwi Lestariningsih's 'Gerwani: Kisah Tapol Wanita dari Kamp Plantungan' (Gramedia 2011), which describes torture and sexual violence against women prisoners. The owner says the books are mainstream publications; the book does not promote communism.

Laporan Tempo.co (28 Des 2018) tentang penyitaan 19 buku dari pemilik toko buku oleh TNI dan polisi di Kediri, termasuk 'Gerwani: Kisah Tapol Wanita dari Kamp Plantungan' karya Amurwani Dwi Lestariningsih (Gramedia 2011) yang menggambarkan penyiksaan dan kekerasan seksual terhadap tapol perempuan. Pemilik menyatakan buku itu terbitan arus utama; buku itu tidak menyebarkan komunisme.

“Pelecehan seksual bahkan perkosaan menjadi hal yang lazim di tahanan yang seluruh penjaganya adalah lelaki (isi buku Plantungan).”

People

Amurwani Dwi LestariningsihHeltonSumilahSoe Hok GieHari Tri WasonoSyailendra Persada

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Communist Party of IndonesiaIndonesian National Armed ForcesGramediaToko Buku AbdiPlantungan detention camp

Places

KediriParePlantungan

Events

Plantungan women's detention camp

Topics

Plantungan and women prisonersNew Orderpropaganda and mediamemory, testimony and justicehistoriography

Tags

book banningsexual violenceprisons

Details

Date
2018-12-28
Creator
Tempo
Publication
Tempo
Document type
newspaper article (newspaper or periodical article/page (text transcription/OCR))
Language
Indonesian
Perspective
Journalism/commentary (post-1998)
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1999–present
Source archive
Tempo (tempo.co / Majalah Tempo archive) · source link
Access
subscription (Tempo Digital Premium, Nath’s account); personal research copy Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
File
01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Tempo (1972-2026) - Majalah and Koran Tempo articles on Gerwani and members (tempo.co)/Tempo (2018-12-28) - Mengintip Isi Buku Gerwani yang Disita TNI karena Dituduh PKI [tempo.co 784989].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.917) · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
Collection
01 Primary Sources › 1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals › Tempo (1972-2026) - Majalah and Koran Tempo articles on Gerwani and members (tempo.co)
Summary basis
full text read

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