Timor-Leste is the latest country in the Asia-Pacific region to be rocked by Gen Z protests against the corruption of political elites. 91̳’s&Բ;Peter Boyle speaks to Konfrontu Vencer, one of the student protest organisers.
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For three days, the streets of Timor-Leste’s capital Dili have been filled with thousands of young protesters, led largely by Timor-Leste’s Generation Z, frustrated by perks for parliamentarians, while their generation suffers poor education and an uncertain economic future, writes Ato ‘Lekinawa’ da Costa.
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The 25th anniversary of the successful vote for independence by Timor-Leste was marked on August 30. Leo Earle took these photos for 91̳.
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Leo Earle interviewed former political exile, LGBTQ activist and presidential advisor, Bella Galhos, on a recent visit to Timor Leste.
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Joviana Guterres works for justice and rights for women victims of past violations of human rights in Timor Leste. She spoke to 91̳’s Coral Wynter and Jim McIlroy during their recent visit to the capital, Dili.
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Timor-Leste voted in a new parliament on May 21 — one which will likely see the return of Xanana Gusmão as Prime Minister, reports Leo Earle.
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The Circle of Silence is a work of witness, remembrance and hope, writes Leo Earle.
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Had the farcical prosecution of former ACT Attorney General Bernard Collaery gone on, all suspicions about a legal system slanted in favour of the national security state would have been answered, argues Binoy Kampmark.
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Timor-Leste joined the global climate strike for the first time, on September 24.
More than 400 people took part in the climate strike in the capital, Dili. The protest stared from the Palacio Governo, marching to Bidau for speeches and a concert.
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The Movement Against the Occupation of the Timor Sea (MKOTT), a Timorese activist group based in Dili, condemned the Australian government on August 9 for its ongoing prosecution of Witness K and his lawyer Bernard Collaery, over the exposure of Australian secret service bugging of Timorese government offices, labelling it as an "attack on freedom of expression and democracy".
