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Mami, tak dibicarakan lagi (Tempo, 2 September 1989)

Mami, no longer discussed: Sundari Abdulrachman released (Tempo, 2 Sep 1989)

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Tempo, 2 Sep 1989. Reports the release from Tangerang women's prison on 17 August 1989 of Sundari Abdulrachman (68), former chair of Gerwani Pusat and PKI member of DPRGR, sentenced to life at Tanjungkarang on 16 Oct 1976 (commuted 1982) for organising Gerwani in Lampung. Officials deny that Inter-Parliamentary Union pressure caused it; she had taught English and Dutch and led Islamic religious guidance in prison.

Tempo, 2 September 1989. Melaporkan pembebasan Sundari Abdulrachman (68), mantan ketua Gerwani Pusat dan anggota DPRGR dari PKI, dari LP Wanita Tangerang pada 17 Agustus 1989; ia divonis seumur hidup di Tanjungkarang 16 Oktober 1976 (diubah 1982) karena menyusun Gerwani di Lampung. Pejabat membantah tekanan IPU; di penjara ia mengajar bahasa Inggris dan Belanda serta membimbing agama Islam.

“Sejak hari itu, eks Ketua Gerwani Pusat -- organisasi wanita PKI -- itu benar-benar dibebaskan.”

People

Sundari AbdulrachmanBaharuddin LopaTheo SambuagaMarzuki DarusmanNurhadi Purwosaputro

Organisations

Indonesian Women's Movement (Gerwani)Communist Party of IndonesiaGotong Royong House of RepresentativesInter-Parliamentary UnionIndonesian National Armed Forces

Places

TangerangBandar Lampung (Tanjungkarang)LampungJakartaJeparaBudapestLondon

Topics

Plantungan and women prisonersarrests and detentiontrials (Mahmillub)New OrderGerwani organisation

Tags

prisoner releasesnews brief

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Date
1989-09-02
Creator
Tempo
Publication
Tempo
Document type
periodical article
Language
Indonesian
Perspective
Indonesian mainstream/other press
Source role
primary
Country
Indonesia
Period
1980–1998
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