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Written by Andy Fuller Elsa Clave
Originally published in Inside Indonesia.
Oct 18, 2017
Written by Andy Fuller Elsa Clave
Originally published in Inside Indonesia.
Oct 18, 2017
The 1965 mass killings of suspected communists has long cast a shadow over Indonesia. Despite a growing movement of reconciliation activists who seek to redeem the position of victims into everyday life, the Indonesian nation has not come to terms with the role played by the state in the killings that left hundreds of thousands dead, imprisoned or deeply traumatised. Many people in positions of power regard this aspect of Indonesia’s history to be finished and in the distant past. But that is not the case for the victims and survivors of the mass killings.
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