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Appell für Solidarität mit GERWANI und den Frauen Indonesiens (Seruan Solidaritas dengan Gerwani dan Perempuan Indonesia), WIDF, 1966
Appeal for Solidarity with Gerwani and the Women of Indonesia (WIDF Bureau, June 1966)
WIDF Bureau appeal (Berlin, 2-5 June 1966), German original with English translation and notes by Faye Chan (2015). It states that tens of thousands of Indonesian women were murdered or are held and tortured, that Gerwani's leaders and several thousand members were arrested, and that Gerwani and other women's organisations were banned. It demands their release and restored legality, blaming the military and US imperialism.
Seruan Biro WIDF (Berlin, 2-5 Juni 1966), teks asli Jerman dengan terjemahan Inggris dan catatan Faye Chan (2015). Menyatakan puluhan ribu perempuan Indonesia dibunuh atau ditahan dan disiksa, pimpinan dan beberapa ribu anggota Gerwani ditangkap, serta Gerwani dan organisasi perempuan lain dilarang. Menuntut pembebasan dan pemulihan legalitas, menyalahkan militer dan imperialisme AS.
“p.2: 'The senior officials and several thousand members of GERWANI... were arrested... GERWANI as well as other women's mass organisations were banned.'”
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- Socialist-bloc/solidarity press
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- 1965–1966
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- Alexander Street - Women and Social Movements (WASI / Modern Empires WASG) via Columbia proxy · source link
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.11 WIDF and International Women's Movement Records › WIDF and WFTU publications (1949-1967) - pamphlets, letters and reports (Alexander Street WASI)
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