Report Revisits Britain’s Role in Indonesia’s Cold War-Era Violence
New analysis links UK propaganda efforts to mass killings during the 1960s.
A new report has renewed attention on Britain’s involvement in Indonesia’s 1960s anti-communist purges, suggesting that UK propaganda campaigns indirectly supported mass violence.
Historians allege that British intelligence contributed to efforts to weaken Sukarno’s government, paving the way for a brutal military crackdown.
The revelations have reignited debate over colonial-era accountability and Western complicity in regional conflicts.
Historians allege that British intelligence contributed to efforts to weaken Sukarno’s government, paving the way for a brutal military crackdown.
The revelations have reignited debate over colonial-era accountability and Western complicity in regional conflicts.
