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TAPOL Bulletin no. 9, Maret 1975: Women on Trial
TAPOL Bulletin no. 9, March 1975: Women on Trial
TAPOL Bulletin no. 9 (March 1975) front page 'Women on Trial': photo of Sulami, Sudjinah, Sri Ambar Rukmiati and Suharti Harsono at their 3 Feb 1975 trial for subversion, with a Lubang Buaya sewing-and-cooking allegation. Early international attention to Gerwani trials.
TAPOL Bulletin no. 9 (Maret 1975) halaman depan 'Women on Trial': foto Sulami, Sudjinah, Sri Ambar Rukmiati dan Suharti Harsono pada sidang subversi 3 Feb 1975, dengan tuduhan perekrutan menjahit dan memasak ke Lubang Buaya. Perhatian internasional awal pada pengadilan Gerwani.
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- 1975
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- TAPOL
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- TAPOL
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- periodical issue (human-rights campaign bulletin (solidarity newsletter, London); issue with lead story and special section on women political prisoners)
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- English
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- primary
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- UK
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- 1967–1979
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- Victoria University Research Repository (Melbourne), https://vuir.vu.edu.au/26436/ ; open access PDF of TAPOL Bulletin no. 9 (ISSN 1356-1154); downloaded and copied 2026-10-13. Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
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- TAPOL. (1975). TAPOL Bulletin (No. 9, March 1975) [Includes 'Women on trial' (pp. 1, 3) and 'Spotlight on women' (pp. 4 to 5)]. British Campaign for the Release of Indonesian Political Prisoners. https://vuir.vu.edu.au/26436/
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- condensed from full annotation
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