The 1965 alleged failed communist coup (G30S) has overarching and deep impacts on various aspects of Indonesian society, including the higher education sector. This research aims at shedding light on how the 1965 issue has badly affected the academic life and cultural, structural and institutional dimensions of Indonesian universities.
In the aftermath of the incident, in its counter-coup and anti-communist campaigns, the Indonesian military –mainly the army – disbanded sixteen higher education institutions allegedly affiliated with the Partai Komunis Indonesia (Indonesian Communist Party); dissolved student and academic staff organizations connected to the Indonesia community party (PKI); expelled hundreds of academia and university staffs and thousands of students allegedly involved in or supported the G30S movement and the PKI; and forbade and strictly censored all kinds of elements or subjects deemed as propagating leftist/communist principles, such as books, films, archives, newspapers, and other documents. Altogether, these policies created a ‘culture’ of impunity, anti-communist phobia, and discriminatory conditions against victims, survivors and their families.
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Authors: Abdul Wahid
Topic: Academic Freedom
