The Tapol Bulletin is a British-based bulletin that monitored the "New Order"

New Order (Indonesia)

The New Order is the term coined by former Indonesian President Suharto to characterize his regime as he came to power in 1966. Suharto used this term to contrast his rule with that of his predecessor, Sukarno...

 government of Suharto's measures against alleged members of the Communist Party of Indonesia

Communist Party of Indonesia

The Communist Party of Indonesia was the largest non-ruling communist party in the world prior to being crushed in 1965 and banned the following year.-Forerunners:...

after the 1965-1966 crisis in Indonesia. It continues to monitor and report human right issues for Indonesia in subsequent presidential eras of Indonesia's history.

Tapol is an abbreviation of the Indonesian words for "political prisoners" (tahanan politik).

Publication details

• Tapol bulletin / TAPOL, British Campaign for the Defence of Political Prisoners and Human Rights in London : TAPOL, 1973- ISSN 1356-1154