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July 18, 2024

Independent Australia - July 18, 2024

Jude Conway – The hardships endured by the East Timorese are detailed in a memoir by Dr Vacy Vlazna, both a story of courage and a political analysis.

April 5, 2024

Benar News - April 5, 2024

Ahmad Syamsudin, Dili, Timor-Leste – At Timor-Leste's museum of memory, Hugo Fernandes supervises exhibits chronicling resistance and oppression during the Indonesian occupation – an er

March 2, 2024

The Sunday Paper - March 2, 2024

John Martinkus – Indonesia's president-elect, Prabowo Subianto, has form.

January 1, 2024

New Statesman - January 1, 2024

[In this 1999 piece, the late journalist reported from East Timor on how its people were abandoned by the West as they faced genocide at the hands of Indonesia's Suharto.]

December 9, 2023

Daily News - December 9, 2023

In recognition of his contribution to East Timor's freedom struggle, President Ramos Horta awarded Sri Lankan civil activist and journalist Freddie Gamage with the highest award of the

November 30, 2023

Jacbin Magazine - November 30, 2023

Alex de Jong – In 1999, after almost a quarter century of Indonesian occupation, the small country of East Timor finally gained its independence.

October 3, 2022

UCA News - October 3, 2022

A Catholic nun in Timor-Leste has bagged a human rights award for her role during the nation's independence struggle and for her service to end violence against women and children and o

June 24, 2022

Rappler.com - June 24, 2022

Inday Espina-Varona – Augusto "Gus" Miclat's experience as an activist and peace builder in Mindanao during the years of struggle against the Marcos dictatorship grounded him while help

May 20, 2022

Antara News - May 20, 2022

Putu Indah S, Nabil Ihsan – "Every drop of blood shed in the Motherland will never be forgotten; it will be remembered under the red-and-white banner."

The Guardian - May 20, 2022

Alex Soares with Luke Henriques-Gomes – This week, Timor-Leste celebrates 20 years of independence.

December 16, 2021

UCA News - December 16, 2021

Ryan Dagur, Jakarta – Catholic-majority Timor-Leste is paying a special tribute to the late journalist Max Stahl in recognition of his exemplary work and contribution to the independenc

November 21, 2021

ABC News - November 21, 2021

Felicity James – Maria Jose was at the Santa Cruz cemetery in Timor-Leste 30 years ago when Indonesian soldiers opened fire.

November 12, 2021

East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) Statemet - November 12, 2021

On the 30th anniversary of the Santa Cruz massacre, the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) urges the international community to end impunity for the human rights crimes comm

September 9, 2021

The Strategist - September 9, 2021

Lisa Palmer – The 1999 withdrawal of Indonesia and its military from East Timor eventually ushered in a Timorese – and United Nations – mandated truth and reconciliation process.

July 7, 2020

Foreign Correspondent - July 7, 2020

Anne Barker – In the shadow of the whitewashed Catholic church in Ainaro, Timor-Leste, Kalistru walked down the steps onto the dusty road. He was just a boy, eight years old.

February 26, 2020

Sydney Morning Herald - February 26, 2020

Nick Miller – "When you start singing those songs, the whole memory comes back to us," says former East Timor freedom fighter Domingos Gabriel.

December 31, 2019

Tempo Timor - December 31, 2019

Dili – The body of Timor-Leste's first prime minister, Nicolau dos Reis Lobato has never been found. He was killed by the Indonesian military on 31 December 1978.

December 17, 2019

New Mandala - December 17, 2019

Ivo Mateus Goncalves – On 28 November 1975, East Timor's interim government unilaterally declared its independence from all forms of colonialism and exploitation.

September 12, 2019

The Economist - September 12, 2019

Dili – The prison in the six interconnected bungalows of Comarca became notorious during the 24 years that Indonesia occupied East Timor.

November 19, 2018

Dili Weekly - November 19, 2018

Estevao Nuno – The 12 November Committee working with the Forensic Police Unit has been able to recover the remains of 16 victims of the 12 November 1991 Santa Massacre in Dili.

November 8, 2018

Democracy Speaks - November 8, 2018

Morgan Fincher – On November 12, 1991, the Indonesian military shot and killed over 250 Timorese citizens in the Santa Cruz Cemetery in Dili, Timor-Leste's capital.

May 16, 2018

The Diplomat - May 16, 2018

Edward Cavanough, Dili – Timor Leste headed to the polls on May 12 in its second general election in as many years, with the opposition coalition of parties led by the National Congress

May 7, 2018

The Guardian - May 7, 2018

Helen Davidson – Newly declassified documents have revealed that Australia appeared driven by a desire for oil and gas rights when it was deciding to legitimise the Indonesian occupatio

April 24, 2018

UCA News - April 24, 2018

Mary Aileen Bacalso, Manila – In predominantly Catholic Timor-Leste, which is battling an exploding population, an estimated 4,500 children were plucked from the bosom of their families

March 7, 2018

The Diplomat - March 7, 2018

Peter Job – As announced by the Permanent Court of Arbitration on February 25, there appears to be hope at last for a settlement of the prolonged legal battle between Australia and Timo

February 21, 2018

ABC News - February 21, 2018

Anne Barker – For a man held up as a national hero, relatively little is written about Nicolau dos Reis Lobato – especially outside East Timor.

December 20, 2017

The Guardian (Australia) - December 20, 2017

Krithika Varagur in Aileu, Timor-Leste – It was 39 years since Kauka had last walked up the steep dirt road to her house in the Timor-Leste highlands, a lifetime since she was taken by an Indonesia

December 7, 2017

Australia East Timor Friendship Association South Australia Inc Media Statement - December 7, 2017

Suffering for the East Timorese and great shame for Australia

November 27, 2017

Asia Justice and Rights (Ajar) Press Release - November 20-27, 2017

Jakarta, Indonesia and Dili, Timor-Leste – "I feel reborn today," said Antonio Ximenes in the car on the way to the airport in Bali.

November 10, 2017

Irish Times - November 10, 2017

Mary Boland, Dili - November 12th, 1991. As day breaks, an eerie quiet hangs over Santa Cruz Cemetery in Dili, East Timor.

August 11, 2017

Independent Australia - August 11, 2017

Adam Henry – Archival documents show the British Government – like Australia and the U.S. – actively assisted Indonesia cover up crimes against humanity in East Timor. Dr Adam Henry reports.

May 31, 2017

Australian Associated Press - May 31, 2017

Lisa Martin – Australian peacekeepers led an international force that helped curtail the carnage and bloodshed in the aftermath of East Timor's vote for independence.

March 26, 2017

BBC News - March 26, 2017

When she was only five years old, Isabelina Pinto was taken from her family by an Indonesian soldier.

December 21, 2016

Counter Punch - December 21, 2016

Pamela Sexton, Dili, Timor-Leste – Recently, thousands of U.S.

November 23, 2016

Dili Weekly - November 23, 2016

Paulina Quintao – Timor-Leste President Taur Matan Ruak used commemorations for the 25th anniversary of the Santa Cruz massacre to call on young people to study and work hard towards a better futur

November 18, 2016

Dili Weekly - November 18, 2016

Paulina Quintao – The November 12 Committee has worked with the government to identify the remains of 12 people killed in the Santa Cruz massacre 25 years ago.

November 13, 2016

ETAN Blog - November 13, 2016

David Webster – Digging into the archival records isn't purely academic. It can tell us why governments make the decisions they did – and suggest ways to influence future government decisions.

November 12, 2016

Democracy Now - November 12, 2016

Saturday marks the 25th anniversary of the Santa Cruz massacre on November 12, 1991.

October 20, 2016

Dili Weekly - October 20, 2016

Paulina Quintao – The government through the Secretariat of State for Youth and Sport (SSYS) has allocated $120,499.25 to the November 12 organizing committee for National Youth Day, held to commem

October 12, 2016

ABC News - October 12, 2016

Jack Kerr for Earshot – If someone was to make an Australian version of Forrest Gump, they might look to Brian Manning's life story for inspiration.

September 1, 2016

UCA News - September 1, 2016

Ryan Dagur and Siktus Harson, Jakarta – Rights groups have said the governments of Indonesia and Timor-Leste have failed to find, document and reunite Timorese separated from their families when th

August 31, 2016

Jakarta Post - August 31, 2016

Jakarta – "I had mixed feelings of sadness and anger when I learned that I already had my own grave in Timor Leste," Victor da Costa, 41, said on Tuesday.

June 20, 2016

Dili Weekly - June 20, 2016

Venidora Oliveira – There are calls for the Indonesian government to take serious action to locate thousands of Timorese people that went missing between 1975 and 1999.

May 27, 2016

Jakarta Post - May 27, 2016

Galuh Wandita, Jakarta – "See this scar? I did that!" Peals of laughter and bright smiles erupt as Rosa's brother touches her forehead gently, brushing an almost invisible scar.

May 25, 2016

Jakarta Post - May 25, 2016

Tama Salim, Dili – "I want to hug and kiss my mother," said Muhammad Yaqub, born Manuel da Costa, shortly before traveling home to Timor Leste after 25 years of living in Balikpapan, East Kalimanta

May 20, 2016

Jakarta Post - May 20, 2016

Nelson Da Cruz, Dili, Timor Leste – Timor Leste President Taur Matan Ruak says the return of 14 Timorese people who were removed to Indonesia during the former country's war of independence marks t

April 27, 2016

Ipswich Advertiser - April 27, 2016

Brian Bennion – Timorese resistance fighter Mario Nicolau dos Reis spent 17 years as a political prisoner in an Indonesian jail before the Australian-led peacekeeping force came to the aid of his p

April 12, 2016

UCA News - April 12, 2016

Thomas Ora, Dili, Timor Leste – Timor-Leste Prime Minister Rui Maria de Araujo has praised late Bishop Alberto Ricardo da Silva of Dili, as well as other Catholic clergy, nuns and religious for the

April 11, 2016

Morning Star - April 11, 2016

Review by Ian Sinclair – "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world.

April 1, 2016

Inside Indonesia - April-June, 2016

Vannessa Hearman and Jose da Costa – In 1995, 18 East Timorese youths sailed illegally to Australia in a small fishing boat. After five nights at sea they reached Australian waters.