Contents: Question in the House of Commons -- Vigil outside the Indonesian Embassy -- MPs visit Indonesian Embassy in London -- Two more signatories to early day motion on Indonesian political prisoners -- Indonesia now on Human Rights blacklist -- Selected works of imprisoned poet published -- Ambassador 'briefs' Indonesian students in the Netherlands -- The numbers game continues -- Conditions on Buru -- Arrests in Bandung -- Malnutrition in Ambarawa Prison -- Arrests in Jakarta on Independence Day -- Prison labour for tourist project -- The fate of an ex-detainee -- Tapol question causes embarrassment for Indonesian observer -- Trials take their steady toll, eight years after the event -- Tapols' attitudes must change, says General -- Amnesty Groups petition visiting General - The tapols, case notes: Rivai Apin, poet ; Mrs Njono, housewife ; Martojo, computer engineer
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Contents: General Sumitro: "Judicially we're weak, from a humanitarian point of view, we're even weaker ..." -- In the House of Commons: Thirty nine MPs express deep concern over Indonesia's political prisoners -- in the House of Lords: Lord Avebury questions defence secretary on Indonesia -- The number game continues -- British aid to Indonesia further increased -- Tapol campaign gathers support -- Vigil planned for Indonesia's Independence Day -- Special campaign for imprisoned Indonesian film director
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Contents: Massive transfers of political prisoners -- British labour government strengthens ties with Suharto Regime -- Ex-tapol tours Australia and New Zealand -- Indonesia named as human rights violator in US congress report -- Australia trains Indonesian Army Intelligence officers -- New Indonesian Ambassador to Holland was 'brains behind the torture' -- West Berlin in teach-in on tapols -- IGGI countries to further increase aid to Indonesia -- Security troops hold 'readiness' exercises -- January demonstrators under arrest face subversion charges -- Military control of the press tightens -- Severe restarints imposed on student activity -- More Pro-PKI remnants unearthed -- Compulsory land redistribution leads to threats and arrests
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Contents: Tapol strongly disapproves of Queen's visit to Indonesia -- Campaign activities during December IGGI meeting -- Campaign for the release of imprisoned MPs, Australian MPs, TU and Church Leaders' statement -- Demonstrations and arrests during PM Tanaka's visit -- Tapols dying of starvation in Indonesia -- KOPKAMTIB is unconstitutional says Indonesian Lawyer -- A glimpse of conditions on Buru -- President Suharto's letter to Pramudya Ananta Tur -- Purge of all category C government employees -- Lawyers, students and professors arrested in new wave of repression -- Accused exposes torture in military detention centrre -- Amnesty International Report on torture in Indonesia -- The tapols, case notes: Mrs Siti Mudigdio, MP ; Njoman S. Pendit, writer and translator
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Contents: Tapol at the theatre -- A daughter appeals for her tapol father -- Britain's aid to Indonesia -- The Queen's visit to Indonesia -- Australian campaign launched -- Australian Trade Unionists call for firm stand on tapols -- The aftermath of the anti-Tanaka riots -- Members of Parliament detained -- Lawyers detained -- President Suharto and the Role of the Press -- Yap Thiam Hien, lawyer -- Hariman Siregar, student leader -- Letter from a tapol's son -- Ex-detainees forced to work for Army -- Religious indoctrination for tapols - Even this is too risky -- Parties in the pay of the government -- Soviet dissident pleads for amnesty for Indonesian tapols
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Contents: Tapol and the Indonesian Defence Dept. -- Hariman Siregar trial drags on -- U.K. vessels for Indonesia -- Indonesian ambassador 'not happy' about the tapols -- Australia and Indonesia -- Australian Professor concerned about intensified repression in Indonesia -- Danny Boy -- 'Laboratorium' for tapols in West Kalimantan -- Remission of sentences --- but not political prisoners -- Ex-tapols being re-arrested -- KOPKAMTIB chief inspects Buru -- Political prisoner on trial in Aceh -- October week in Britain -- Purge of civil servants continues
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Contents: January incident trials begin -- More on tapol forced labour -- Indonesian intelligence officers training in Australia -- And in Britain ... -- An eyewitness account - Sunday Observer - Australia, 16/6/74 -- Buru island permanently closed to foreigners -- Imprisoned painter's work made into postcard -- US Senator: US 'underwrites repression & militarism in Indonesia' -- Another death sentence -- 'October week' in Britain -- Protest against British destroyer visit to Jakarta
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Contents: Women on trial -- A question of numbers -- Political trials - the 1965 cases: Two more death sentences -- Political trials - the 1974 cases: Lecture notes and speeches the basis for subversion charges -- Mochatar Lubis arrested -- Eighty naval officers arrested -- Spotlight on women -- Indonesia: the prison state -- MPs urge HMG to press Indonesian government -- Indonesian diplomat refuses to talk -- Tapol - a new internationalism? -- -- National Peace Council visits foreign office -- Portuguese Timor: Indonesian military preparing for military invasion? -- New restrictions imposed on political parties -- Oedipus banned -- Age and non-involvement certificates -- Nusakembangan prison Island and the cement factory
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Journal "Timor Leste" no. 3, October 11, 1975 This issue contains: the declaration of the statute of FRETILIN, which contains the organizational chart of the institution; the first sign of discussions between FRETILIN and the government of Portugal, breaking the silence between them; another mention to the support of FRETILIN’s cause by the Australian civil society group called “FRETILIN’s Friends”, who did a protest outside of the Indonesian embassy in Sydney; an explanation about the objectives of the Revolution that FRETILIN wanted to achieve for Timorese society, explaining that Revolution is not only based on arms, but on deep societal transformation of habits as well. The old habits, that the journal calls “fascist”, must be forgotten and replaced by new ones, such as respect for all and, above all, for the defenseless; finally, it provides information about the return of Colonel Lemos Pires to the country.
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Journal "Timor Leste" no. 5, October 25, 1975 This issue contains: a direct accusation of Indonesia as being a puppet of American imperialism and ASEAN, and of helping UDT in its attempted coup; A declaration linking the Colonel Lemos Pires to UDT; Another support message coming from Australian civil society, more specifically from the Student’s Union of Australia; A report of a boycott made by some stevedores on the Sydney Port of an Indonesian boat because of their nation’s interference on Timorese territory; A letter of support written by the World Federation of Trade Unions remarking on the abuses performed by Indonesia on East Timor and the Timorese population’s right to self-determination; Main article discussing the necessity of having a holistic view about the situation on East Timor, not only blaming certain individuals (like Colonel Lemos Pires) and forgetting about the whole picture of colonialism and imperialism.
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Journal "Timor Leste" EXTRA issue, December 4, 1975 This issue contains: the declaration of independence of the Democratic Republic of East Timor made unilaterally by FRETILIN, featuring as president Francisco Xavier do Amaral, and as Prime-Minister Nicolau dos Reis Lobato. It also contains a list of the 11 ministers and their respective deputies; Highlights of the proclaimed constitution, remarking principles like sovereignty, non-interference and laicism. It also delimits the crime of high treason and voting age as fifteen years old (the vote was mandatory for all above that age); The recognition of independence coming from many organizations, governmental and non-governmental; An article discussing the evil of exploiting people, which they describe as being a violent process in itself; The main article is a recollection of the facts which led to the proclamation of independence of East Timor by FRETILIN.
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Contents: Ten long years -- The show trials grind on -- Ten Buru tapols found dead -- Sy Ahrir rejects all charges, defends his stand -- Two 1974 tapols die -- Indonesia: the prison state -- One repressor to another -- Is aid to Indonesia justified? -- Indonesian and South Korean Attorney Generals get together.
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Journal "Timor Leste" no. 7, November 8, 1975; Supplement no. 2 This issue contains: A statement disapproving of the act of making a deal with Indonesian forces (namely Adam Malik) made by Melo Antunes to secure Timor’s borders and free some Portuguese officials that were arrested by UDT. FRETILIN’s main discontent was with the complete disregard of these actors about the de facto government in charge of East Timor and its demands; A protest against the Indonesian interference on East Timor made by an Australian organization called Water Side Workers, blocking the exit of an Indonesian boat anchored on Sydney; Another report of support actions made by “FRETILIN’s Friends” in Canberra and Sydney; An article explaining the educational chart that FRETILIN is implementing in East Timor, highlighting the study of FRETILIN’s books and social engagement as its pillars; The main article discussing the aspects of the reactionaries and about how the people should be united and think not individually but as a group for the revolution to work.
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Journal "Timor Leste" no. 9, November 22, 1975 This issue contains: A report of the imperial powers taking part in the Angolan revolution using movements such as the FNLA and the UNITA to fight the authentic insurrection of the MPLA; Declaration on the visit of an Australian priest member of the Australian Council of Foreign Aid (ACFOA), who complimented FRETILIN for being East Timor’s hope, and said that self-determination in this case would a mere formality, because the Timorese population already chose FRETILIN as their commander; Article discussing the revolutionary process in East Timor and how it is anchored on the principle of self-determination that is shown in the United Nations Charter; A news report of a meeting that would decide important matters on the Timorese question between Portugal and other parties that would take place in Australia, but stressing that FRETILIN was not invited; The main article speaking about the importance of being organized and staying united against the maneuvers of imperialism.
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Contents: Mass murders in Irian Jaya -- So there are no tapols in Indonesia ... -- Unrest among tapols on Buru -- Religious leaders protest at foreign office -- The latest arrests -- New concentration camp in Sulawesi -- Health conditions on Buru -- Ex-tapol tours Germany -- Non-involvement certificates still required -- Government purge continues -- 100,000 tapols says social worker -- Gen. Ali said admits: 'C' category not yet all freed -- 30 tapols to be tried in Java -- Letter from a tapol -- Yap Thiam Hien released -- Australian lawyers support arrested colleague -- hariman Siregar gets 6 years -- UK- Indonesian political prisoners, tapol, Buru Island detention camp, corruption, unemployment, Mochtar Lubis, Amnesty International, IGGI, Inter-Governmental Group on Indonesian naval exercises -- Sterling interests in Indonesian political prisoners, tapol, Buru Island detention camp, corruption, unemployment, Mochtar Lubis, Amnesty International, IGGI, Inter-Governmental Group on Indonesia -- British students concerned for tapols
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Contents: East Timor: Indonesian takeover means bloodshed and terror -- Sukarno's widow writes to Pres. Ford -- Category C defines ... at last! -- Sabre-rattling General lets off steam -- A citizen wants to know -- "This inhumanity cannot be alowed to go on like a cancer" -- Activities for tenth anniversary -- Information on prisons -- News of releases -- Background information and glossary
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Contents: The release plan: an analysis -- 14 1/2 year release plan for tapols? -- Buyung Nasution and other 1974 tapols released -- Tapol-U.S.A. demonstrates -- New restrictions on U.S. aid to terror regimes -- Former police chief speaks out on regime -- Voting rights for 'C' prisoners a boon? -- Parliamentary group meets protests in Holland -- 172 MP's receive letters about the tapols -- Janet Suzman and Malcolm McDowell in Tapol Production -- British military ties -- Indonesia Oct. 1965- Feb. 1966 -- Book Reviews: A Heap of Ashes by Pramoedya Ananta Toer ; Indonesia: the Bloodbath that Was by Deirdre Griswold ; Timor: Freedom caught between the powers by Denis Freney ; Ten Years' Military Terror in Indonesia edited by Malcolm Caldwell -- Tranquility unlimited -- Indonesian troops poised to destroy Fretilin in East Timor
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Journal "Timor Leste" no. 1, September 27, 1975 This issue contains: the insurrection declaration made by FRETILIN on the name of the Timorese people, which they consider was being violated by UDT. They describe that organization as “agents of imperialism”, and state that there are no other paths for total independence of East Timor other than a revolution. It also contains the declaration of the Timorese Armed Forces stating that they are a nonpartisan organization, but under the circumstances and realizing the characteristics of FRETILIN and UDT, they would have to choose the side of the former. The main article brings up the importance of the revolution to East Timor, remarking that FRETILIN’s main objective is to build a Timorese society without agents that exploit the people. At the end, there is a text written by the Popular Organization for the Timor Women, discussing the role of the Timorese women in the revolution.
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