Dili – Francisco Xavier do Amaral, a Deputy Speaker of the Constituent Assembly, received a second nomination today for president. The…
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February 19, 2002
UNTAET Daily Briefing - February 19, 2002
Lusa - February 19, 2002
East Timor's transition government, with little more than three months left before independence, insists that international donors cover its…
The Australian - February 19, 2002
Geoff Elliott – Telstra will withdraw its services from East Timor, prompting a stinging attack from East Timor foreign minister Jose Ramos Horta…
Australian Associated Presse - February 19, 2002
Catharine Munro, Jakarta – Militia leader Eurico Guterres today said he would answer charges of crimes against humanity in Indonesia but not in…
February 18, 2002
Associated Press - February 18, 2002
Joanna Jolly, Dili – International prosecutors on Monday indicted 17 pro-Jakarta militiamen and Indonesian soldiers for crimes against humanity…
The Nation (US) - February 18, 2002
Christopher Hitchens – In a few weeks, East Timor will be able to celebrate both its independence as a country and its status as a democracy.…
February 16, 2002
Jakarta Post - February 16, 2002
Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – The government has extended its deadline for 128,000 (sic) Timorese to vacate refugee camps in West Timor until June 20…
February 15, 2002
OneWorld UK - February 15, 2002
Daniel Nelson – After 25 years of brutal occupation, culminating in Indonesian-organized murder and mayhem against a referendum on independence,…
February 14, 2002
Sydney Morning Herald - February 14, 2002
How much did the Australian Government know about plans for an attack by Indonesian forces which would result in the death of five Australian-…
February 13, 2002
Lusa - February 13, 2002
Independence leader Xanana Gusmao said Wednesday he had not yet decided whether he would run for the presidency of East Timor in April 14…
February 11, 2002
Sydney Morning Herald - February 11, 2002
Jill Jolliffe, Dili – In another step towards nationhood, East Timor's constituent assembly has approved a draft of a constitution guaranteeing…
February 8, 2002
Bloomberg News - February 8, 2002
Darwin – Less than a year after Australia rejected Royal Dutch/Shell Group's bid for Woodside Petroleum Ltd., the government may cite the same…
Jakarta Post - February 8, 2002
Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – Possible clashes are looming between East Timorese refugees and Indonesian farmers seeking to reclaim land used to…
February 7, 2002
Associated Press - February 7, 2002
Dili – As East Timor prepares for full independence in May, voters lack information about the draft of the country's new constitution, according…
February 6, 2002
UNTAET Daily Briefing - February 6, 2002
Dili – Representatives of UNTAET and the Government of East Timor today held a press conference in Dili as part of an ongoing campaign to…
February 5, 2002
Lusa - February 5, 2002
Francisco Xavier do Amaral, the vice-president of East Timor's Constituent Assembly, has registered formally as the first candidate in…
February 2, 2002
Jakarta Post - February 2, 2002
Yemris Fointuna, Kupang – Despite the cancellation of humanitarian assistance as of January 1, 2002, the remaining 128,000 or so East Timorese…
February 1, 2002
Article 19 - February 2002
East Timor is due to become officially and fully independent on 20 May 2002. As part of the process of preparing for this, the authorities have…
January 31, 2002
UNTAET Daily Briefing - January 31, 2002
Dili – The Constituent Assembly voted today to transform itself into East Timor's first legislature upon final approval of the Constitution.
…Reuters - January 31, 2002
United Nations – The UN Security Council voted unanimously on Thursday to extend its peacekeeping and nation-building operation in East Timor…
Sydney Morning Herald. - January 31, 2002
New York – East Timor will have to face up to atrocities committed by the liberation movement during the 25-year independence campaign if the new…
Sydney Morning Herald - January 31, 2002
Prime Minister John Howard today urged the United Nations to maintain its support for East Timor and not to skimp on resources for the new nation…
January 30, 2002
Lusa - January 30, 2002
Protestant and Catholic leaders in East Timor have proposed ten alterations to the text of the draft Constitution currently being discussed by the…
January 28, 2002
UNTAET Daily Briefing - January 28, 2002
Dili – The Constituent Assembly has nearly completed its two-month debate on the 151 articles of East Timor's first Constitution, keeping the…
Agence France Presse - January 28, 2002
Jakarta – Economic factors and not intimidation are now the main reason why many East Timorese refugees are reluctant to go home from Indonesia,…
Jakarta Post - January 28, 2002
Yemris Fointuna, Jakarta – Prosecutors from the Attorney General's Office have begun questioning two army officers as part of their investigation…
January 25, 2002
Melbourne Age - January 25, 2002
Jill Jolliffe, Dili – A group of dissidents has accused the governing Fretilin party of trying to usurp democracy and remain in power for five…
Reuters - January 25, 2002
Dili – East Timor has started preparing for its first presidential elections but with full independence to follow soon after, time is of the…
January 23, 2002
Asia Times - January 23, 2002
Thalif Deen, United Nations – Malaysian diplomat Nagalingam Parameswaran has expressed disappointment that the United Nations has "closed the…
Lusa - January 23, 2002
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has alerted the Security Council to the potential threat posed to East Timor by Indonesia-…
Green Left Weekly - January 23, 2002
Jon Land – As East Timor's Constituent Assembly draws closer to finalising the nation's constitution there is increasing debate over whether fresh…
January 22, 2002
BBC World Service - January 22, 2002
The authorities in East Timor have launched a campaign against domestic violence, which they say is widespread in the territory.
…January 21, 2002
UNTAET Daily Briefing - January 21, 2002
Dili – East Timor's Constituent Assembly today set 9 March as the date for completion and final approval of the nation's first…
January 18, 2002
UNTAET Daily Briefing - January 18, 2002
East Timor's Constituent Assembly passed a motion today to extend its deliberations on the draft Constitution beyond the current 25 January…
January 17, 2002
The Guardian (UK) - January 17, 2002
John Aglionby, Jakarta – The last Indonesian soldier of occupation left East Timor well over two years ago, but while many of the physical scars…
Reuters - January 17, 2002
Jakarta – Indonesia's Supreme Court has handed down tougher sentences to three men for the brutal killing of three foreign UN aid workers in West…
Interpress News Service - January 17, 2002
Thalif Deen, United Nations – A senior United Nations official reacted strongly Thursday to charges the UN's peacekeeping mission in East Timor is…
January 16, 2002
Associated Press - January 16, 2002 (abridged)
Dili – In a final step toward nationhood, East Timor will hold its first presidential election on April 14, the territory's UN…
Lusa - January 16, 2002
East Timorese judges responsible trying crimes against humanity have launched a boycott of court proceedings over a contractual…
January 12, 2002
Agence France Presse - January 12, 2002
United Nations – Rejecting "implicit suggestions of racism," the United Nations on Friday denied an accusation made by one of its officials that…
January 11, 2002
Lusa - January 11, 2002
Lisbon is negotiating with the United Nations over the possibility of taking over command of the UN peacekeeping force in East Timor, it was…
Lusa - January 11, 2002
East Timor's religious leader, Catholic Bishop Carlos Ximenes Belo, called Friday for the holding of legislative elections for the first post-…
January 10, 2002
South China Morning Post - January 10, 2002
Vaudine England – The chief of staff for the United Nations mission in East Timor has resigned, citing management failures and racism as reasons…
Straits Times - January 10, 2002
Cheah Chor Sooi, Koh Lay Chin and Shamini Darshni, Kuala Lumpur – Prominent personalities today came out in support of Datuk N. Parameswaran's…
UNTAET Daily Briefing - January 10, 2002
Dili – The Constituent Assembly today passed a further four articles of East Timor's 151-article draft Constitution. The articles, all passed by…
January 9, 2002
UN News Service - January 9, 2002
East Timor's General Prosecutor has issued more than 30 indictments in cases involving major incidents of mass killings and forced deportation,…
January 8, 2002
Lusa - January 8, 2002
A former leading anti-idependence militia leader has canceled his planned return to East Timor. Cancio Lopes de Carvalho told the UN transition…
UNTAET Daily Briefing - January 8, 2002
Dili – The Constituent Assembly today passed a further seven articles of East Timor's 151-article draft Constitution. The articles were all passed…
January 7, 2002
UNTAET Daily Briefing - January 7, 2002
Dili – The Constituent Assembly today passed a further five articles of East Timor's draft Constitution relating to the functions of the Council…
Australian Financial Review - January 7, 2002
Tim Dodd, Jakarta – Three East Timorese men killed in an armed raid on their villages on Saturday night were former independence activists. Senior…