East Timor: A predictable disaster

20. September 1999

By Jörg Meier in Dili / Darwin / Jakarta *

The “worst case scenario” has become reality. After an overwhelmingly majority of the East Timorese people voted against the solution of wide range autonomy under Indonesia, the situation in the eastern half of Timor, which was annexed by Indonesia in 1975, went totally out of control. At least that’s the say. Even president Habibie confessed that Indonesia alone isn’t able to control the ... read more

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(Deutsch) Grün für die Uno!

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(Deutsch) Simulierter Bürgerkrieg

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Posted on 06:10 PM in History & Overview, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, security sector, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Berichte über systematische Vertreibung aus Osttimor

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Posted on 04:24 PM in Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Welle der Gewalt schwappt über Osttimor

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Posted on 03:46 PM in Human Rights, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) «Katastrophal» – Deutscher Beobachter zur dramatischen Lage auf Ost-Timor

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Posted on 03:31 PM in Human Rights, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Osttimor: Bischof Belo in Australien eingetroffen

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Posted on 03:21 PM in Human Rights, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Zehntausende auf der Flucht vor dem Terror der Milizen

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Posted on 09:23 AM in Human Rights, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Ost-Timor: Viele Tote in der Residenz von Bischof Belo

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(Deutsch) Situation in Osttimor spitzt sich dramatisch zu

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Posted on 07:57 AM in Human Rights, Human Rights, Indonesia, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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