50 Million Indonesians Are Silenced

This election poster for the 1929 Dutch parliamentary elections highlights colonial oppression by declaring that “50 Million Indonesians Are Silenced.” It positions the Communist Party of Holland (CPH), led by Louis de Visser, as the only political force willing to speak out for Indonesians under Dutch colonial rule. The poster reflects how the CPH used anti-colonial solidarity as a key campaign message, directly linking domestic politics in the Netherlands with colonial injustice in Indonesia.