This book explores one thing that is not widely known by the public, including scholars, why former women political prisoners try to maintain the identity they believe in, through counter narratives.
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In the first period , they survived by hiding their identities and blending into the values that apply in society. The early reform period until 2004 was the second period for this group. They began to build networks and consolidate with other former political prisoners of the New Order. They openly struggled to articulate their identity and position in society. In this period, the government also discussed the importance of reconciliation to reveal what happened in the past.
This gap was intensively studied by Amurwani and put into eight chapters. After the introduction, the author describes Arrest and Imprisonment , Development, Liberation, and Supervision, 1968-1979 , Transitional Period 1979-1998 , Consolidation and Action, 1998-2005 , From Winodja Binangkit to Dialipa 2005-2019 ,"Women's Contributions" in Yogyakarta, 2006-2019 , followed by the conclusion chapter.
There are at least three considerations made by the government in resolving the political detainees of the Communist Party of Indonesia and their return to society. Firstly, humanitarian reasons. This was conveyed by the Chairman of the DPR/MPR Adam Malik when receiving a delegation from the Exponents Contact Body of the 1966 Generation at the DPR on December 6, 1977. Secondly, the absence of legal basis.
However, they must fulfill several requirements, including that the former political prisoners will no longer raise issues about the banned communist ideology and will not attempt to fight for the interests of the Indonesian Communist Party, which has been dissolved and banned in Indonesia.