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Hari HAM Sedunia: Bagaimana Dialita Melawan Stigma Tragedi 1965

Tempo.co, 11 December 2024: Human Rights Day - how Dialita fights the stigma of the 1965 tragedy

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Tempo.co report (11 Dec 2024, Ihsan Reliubun and Reza Maulana) on the Dialita choir at Human Rights Day and Mia Bustam's book launch. Chair Uchikowati's mother Hartati was a Gerwani member; her parents were arrested on 1 Nov 1965 (mother freed 1973). Dialita was founded in 2011 by ex-prisoners from Bukit Duri, Ambarawa and Plantungan; members face lingering stigma and struggle to recruit successors.

Laporan Tempo.co (11 Des 2024, Ihsan Reliubun dan Reza Maulana) tentang paduan suara Dialita pada Hari HAM dan peluncuran buku Mia Bustam. Ibu ketua Uchikowati, Hartati, anggota Gerwani; orang tuanya ditangkap 1 Nov 1965 (ibu bebas 1973). Dialita dibentuk 2011 oleh eks tapol Bukit Duri, Ambarawa dan Plantungan; anggotanya masih menghadapi stigma dan sulit mencari penerus.

“Ibunya, Hartati, anggota Gerwani. Orang tua Uchikowati ditangkap tentara pada 1 November 1965; ibunya baru dilepas pada Mei 1973 (p. 1)”

People

Uchikowati FauziaHartatiDjauhar Arifin SantosaUtatiKoesalah Soebagyo ToerSufmeyeti MasithaHari Syafi'iMia BustamPramoedya Ananta Toer

Organisations

Dialita ChoirIndonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Communist Party of IndonesiaPeople's YouthInstitute of People's CultureCoalition for Justice and Truth DisclosureMay 18 Memorial Foundation

Places

Pinang RantiJakartaCilacapBukit Duri PrisonAmbarawaPlantunganDepokPurworejoManggarai

Topics

memory, testimony and justiceart, literature and musicPlantungan and women prisonersarrests and detentionGerwani organisation

Tags

songhuman rights advocacysecond generationstigma

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Date
2024-12-11
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
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subscription (Tempo Digital Premium, Nath’s account); personal research copy Library-licensed or subscription copy: show metadata and summary only; link to the source.
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01 Primary Sources/1.5 Newspapers and Periodicals/Tempo (1972-2026) - Majalah and Koran Tempo articles on Gerwani and members (tempo.co)/Tempo (2024-12-11) - Hari HAM Sedunia Bagaimana Dialita Melawan Stigma Tragedi 1965 [tempo.co 1180004].txt
OCR / text
Good (0.95) · 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)
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full text read

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