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- ↑ Tapol (Organization); British Campaign for the Defence of Political Prisoners and Human Rights in Indonesia (1973), Tapol bulletin (PDF), TAPOL, ISSN 1356-1154
- ↑ Tapol (Organization) (1990), TAPOL--British campaign for the defense of political prisoners and human rights in Indonesia, United Kingdom, IDC, retrieved 26 February 2012
- ↑ Tapol (Organization) (1978), Buru, TAPOL, retrieved 26 February 2012
- ↑ Tapol (Organization) (1978), Treatment of Indonesian political prisoners : forced labour and transmigration, Tapol, retrieved 26 February 2012
- ↑ Tapol (Organization) (1987), Indonesia : Muslims on trial, Tapol, ISBN 978-0-9506751-4-5
- ↑ A Fragment of a Story: Gerwani and Tapol Experiences, Intersections: Anne Pohlman, Gender, History and Culture in the Asian Context, Issue 10, August 2004
- ↑ Tapol financial report for 2013