Jon Land

  • East Timorese demonstrate

    The low wages that workers receive in East Timor today are little different from the pre-referendum rate, but given the dramatic increase in food and basic commodity prices since then, East Timorese can afford to purchase only a

  • Howard hides Timor horror

    As investigations by both the United Nations and the Indonesian Human Rights Commission continue into the Indonesian military's involvement in the killing and destruction which took place in East Timor, the Howard government remains

  • East Timorese criticise UN role

    East Timorese criticise UN roleUnited Nations officials have come under heavy criticism from leaders of the National Council of Timorese Resistance (CNRT). In a move to reduce tension between CNRT and the United Nations

  • East Timorese refugees: no end of trauma

    East Timorese refugees: no end of traumaMore than 200,000 East Timorese refugees are still languishing in militia-controlled camps across West Timor. United Nations personnel and representatives of human rights groups continue to be

  • Reclaiming the language of East Timor

    Reclaiming the language of East TimorStandard Tetum-English DictionaryBy Dr Geoffrey HullAllen and Unwin$24.95 As the transition to independence begins in East Timor, a debate around language is assuming critical importance. What

  • Unanswered questions on East Timor's transition

    On October 25, the United Nations Security Council passed a resolution adopting the proposal by Secretary-General Kofi Annan for the creation of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET). It is expected that

  • Washington, Canberra hope to disarm Falintil

    Washington, Canberra hope to disarm FalintilFalintil, the armed wing of the East Timorese resistance, is under renewed pressure to disarm. Although Falintil has upheld a unilateral cease-fire and abided by security guidelines called

  • Vote in East Timor delayed again

    Vote in East Timor delayed againOn July 28, a spokesperson for United Nations secretary-general Kofi Annan announced that the referendum on independence for East Timor will be delayed yet again. August 30 has been scheduled as the

  • East Timor: UN fails to halt the terror

    The United Nations Assistance Mission in East Timor (UNAMET) is in a severe crisis. Faced with enormous security and logistical problems, UNAMET has been unable to ensure the conditions necessary for a fair and free ballot —

  • Militia violence continues in East Timor

    Militia violence continues in East TimorOn June 29, while East Timorese pro-independence and pro-integration leaders were finishing reconciliation talks in Jakarta, a pro-integration gang attacked the recently established United

  • Support Abdullah Ocalan

    Support Abdullah Ocalan SYDNEY — The Australian Kurdish Association organised a 60-strong demonstration outside the Law Society building on May 25 to call for the release of Kurdistan Workers Party leader Abdullah Ocalan and a

  • East Timor resistance stands firm

    East Timor resistance stands firmStudent and youth activists in East Timor have shown their determination by staging a series of spirited pro-independence rallies. Protest actions beginning on May 4 lasted five days, the largest