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Bhinneka, October 2015: Half a Century of the 1965 Genocide (English edition)
Free English-language magazine issue edited by Soe Tjen Marching (Bhinneka Nusantara, Surabaya), October 2015, of victim testimonies. Ex-women prisoners Hartiti, Maria Goretti Sumilah and Theresia Kadmiyanti describe Gerwani-related interrogation: nude-dance and genital-mutilation accusations, searches for a 'Gerwani mark', sexual abuse; Kadmiyanti ran a Melati kindergarten under Gerwani. Christina Sumarmiyati (IPPI) describes torture and Plantungan. Hartiti's identification as Gerwani member is by self-report.
Edisi majalah Bhinneka berbahasa Inggris (gratis), dipimpin Soe Tjen Marching (Bhinneka Nusantara, Surabaya), Oktober 2015, berisi kesaksian korban. Eks tapol perempuan Hartiti, Maria Goretti Sumilah, dan Theresia Kadmiyanti menuturkan interogasi terkait Gerwani: tuduhan tarian telanjang dan pemotongan kelamin, pencarian 'tanda Gerwani', kekerasan seksual; Kadmiyanti mengelola TK Melati di bawah Gerwani. Christina Sumarmiyati (IPPI) menceritakan penyiksaan dan Plantungan. Keanggotaan Gerwani Hartiti berdasar pengakuannya sendiri.
“"Are you in Gerwani, were you in the nude rank? Did you participate in mutilating the generals' penises?" (Hartiti testimony, Ex-Women Prisoners section)”
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- Date
- 2015-10
- Creator
- Soe Tjen Marching (editor in chief)
- Publication
- Bhinneka (Yayasan Bhinneka Nusantara), October 2015
- Document type
- bulletin issue
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- English
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- Testimony/memoir
- Source role
- primary
- Country
- Indonesia
- Period
- 1999–present
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- Internet Archive · source link
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- open access (Internet Archive; free-distribution magazine) Open access source: file can be shown on the website.
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- 01 Primary Sources/1.8 Testimonies, Memoirs and Human Rights Reports/Bhinneka (2015-10) - Half a Century of the 1965 Genocide, English ed., incl. testimony of Christina Sumarmiyati [archive.org BhinnekaOct15English].pdf
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- Fair · proof-reading: no (script-cleaned only) · translation: not needed
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- 01 Primary Sources › 1.8 Testimonies, Memoirs and Human Rights Reports
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- full supplied text read (OCR file ends within the Ninuk Setya Utami testimony)
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- GA-03655 Bhinneka (2015-10) - Half a Century of the 1965 Genocide, English ed., incl. testimony of Christina Sumarmiyati [archive.org BhinnekaOct15English].txt
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