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Het Vrije Woord (Dutch East Indies newspaper)

Het Vrije Woord (Dutch; literally "The Free Word", or "Free Expression") was a left-wing newspaper printed in the Dutch East Indies from 1915 to 1922, associated with the Indische Sociaal-Democratische Vereeniging (Dutch: Indies Social Democratic Association) and the Indonesian Communist Party in its early years.2 It is headquartered in Semarang.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Oct 10, 1915Founded1
  • HeadquartersSemarang1

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Front page of Het Vrije Woord Nov 16 1918
Photo: Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Het Vrije Woord (Dutch; literally "The Free Word", or "Free Expression") was a left-wing newspaper printed in the Dutch East Indies from 1915 to 1922, associated with the Indische Sociaal-Democratische Vereeniging (Dutch: Indies Social Democratic Association) and the Indonesian Communist Party in its early years.2

Timeline

  1. Oct 10, 1915Founded Founded1

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