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-Solidarity Action

Speaking out

Statements, press releases, media releases and urgent appeals are archived under their respective regional/country pages which can be selected from the menus in the side bar.
What's on
  • Timor-Leste 10 years after the referendum – This year marks the 10th anniversary (August 30) of the independence referendum of Timor-Leste. To celebrate the anniversary, we are organizing a number of activities, mainly in Dili, during August and early September. We invite you to join these events not as a guest or visitor, but, in the spirit of solidarity, as hosts and organizers, sharing ideas, responsibilities and collective work not only in August but in the years to come. Click here for the latest information and the preliminary schedule of events.
  • Melbourne
    Campaign for West Papuan justice and refugees – Meets every Wed 6pm at Trades Hall Bar, Carlton. Supported by: Australia West Papua Association, West Papua Australia Active Support Network, Free West Papua Collective, Friends of the Earth, ACTU, VTHC, CEPU, Timor Sea Justice Campaign and more. For more info ring 0409 268 978 or e-mail manukoreri@riseup.net.
  • Seattle, Washington
    East Timor in the 21st Century: Global rights and responsibilities – A solidarity conference for activists, advocates and scholars interested in East Timor. The conference will be held Nov 13-15, 2009, in Seattle, Washington. Exact location will soon be announced. Organised by the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN). For more info visit http://www.etan.org or e-mail conference@etan.org.
  • Sydney
    Australia-West Papua Association Meetings – Last Wednesday of every month (6.15pm) in the office of People for Nuclear Disarmament, cnr Chalmers & Bedford Streets. Info from Joe Collins or Anne Noonan: (02) 9960 1698 or 0408 860 342 or email iris@matra.com.au.

    Australia-East Timor Association (NSW) meets every 4th Wednesday of each month in Room 310, Level 3, Tower Building, UTS Broadway between 6.30pm. Contact Stephen Langford (02) 9331 5986.

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Top stories

  • East Timor opposition calls on PM Xanana Gusmao to resign - Agence France Presse. July 1, 2009. East Timor's opposition called on PM Xanana Gusmao to resign Wednesday for alleged corruption in awarding a multi-million-dollar contract to a company linked to his daughter.
  • For all Malaysians: new Prime Minister abandons ethnic capitalism - Associated Press. July 1, 2009. Malaysia took a big step yesterday to liberalise its economy, relaxing a host of restrictions on foreign investment, including a controversial rule requiring businesses to be partly owned by ethnic Malays.
  • The forgotten history of 1965 - Jakarta Globe. June 30, 2009. Countries and their citizens often have to face unpleasant truths about sordid episodes of the past. Here in Indonesia, there is yet to be full official recognition of the dark years of 1965 to 1966.
  • Activist radio becomes a voice for a tolerant society in Indonesia - Agence France Presse. June 30, 2009. A young radio news agency in Indonesia is attracting fans and international recognition for programming that eschews "infotainment" and focuses on hard issues like human rights and corruption.
  • Flu masks to enter Indonesia - Agence France Presse. June 30, 2009. Indonesia is planning to ask all people arriving from Australia and other swine flu-affected countries to wear face masks for at least three days, the health minister says.
  • Khmer Rouge prisoner tells of torture - Agence France Presse. June 30, 2009. A rare survivor of the Khmer Rouge regime's main jail told today how torturers ripped out his toenails and gave him electric shocks to try to make him confess to being a CIA agent.
  • Warning on wave of boat people - Sydney Morning Herald. June 30, 2009. Indonesian authorities are bracing for a huge influx of boat people, anticipating as many as 10,000 asylum-seekers are waiting in Malaysia to transit through the archipelago and on to Australia.
  • North Sumatra farmers demand just conflict resolution - Jakarta Post. June 30, 2009. Hundreds of farmers from across North Sumatra rallied in front of the governor's office on Monday, demanding just and thorough handling of hundreds of agrarian conflict cases.
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News and analysis focusing on political developments in the Asia Pacific region.
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