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The East Timor genocide refers to the "pacification campaigns" of state terrorism which were waged by the Indonesian New Order government during the Indonesian invasion and occupation of East Timor. The majority of sources consider the Indonesian killings in East Timor to constitute genocide , [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] while other scholars disagree on ...
Indonesian soldiers who had just suffered a heavy loss attacked a refugee camp housing around 5,000 to 6,000 Timorese refugees near the West Timor border, the soldiers massacred over 4,000 people. Assalaino and Sepelata killings 14 May 1978 Assalaino and Sepelata, Lautém Municipality: 7
Map of military situation in East Timor in January 1986. The Fretilin militia who survived the Indonesian offensive of the late 1970s chose Xanana Gusmão as their leader. He was caught by Indonesian intelligence near Dili in 1992 and was succeeded by Mau Honi, who was captured in 1993 and in turn, succeeded by Nino Konis Santana.
Capital punishment has been abolished in Timor-Leste (formerly East Timor). It was abolished in 1999 following East Timor independence. East Timor voted in favor of the United Nations moratorium on the death penalty in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, and 2020.
Oxford University held an academic consensus calling the occupation of East Timor a genocide and Yale University teaches it as part of its Genocide Studies program. [ 14 ] [ 15 ] The invasion of East Timor and the suppression of its independence movement caused great harm to Indonesia's reputation and international credibility.
A few months before the invasion of East Timor five journalist, reporter Greg Shackleton and sound recordist Tony Stewart who were both Australian, a New Zealand cameraman Gary Cunningham and two Brits cameraman Brian Peters and reporter Malcolm Rennie were summarily executed by the Indonesian Army. Matadouro massacre: 7 December 1975 Matadouro ...
The flags of East Timor and the United Nations on Independence Day 2014.. East Timor formally occurred on 20 May 2002. [1] The country was occupied by Indonesia for 24 years from 1976 to 1999, a period during which many observers consider a genocide to have taken place.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 February 2025. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. Country in Southeast Asia "East Timor" redirects here. For the former Indonesian province, see East Timor (province). Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste República Democrática de Timor-Leste (Portuguese) Repúblika Demokrátika Timór Lorosa ...