Amy Goodman Recounts the East Timor Massacre 15 Years Later

by Democracy Now (reposted)

Mon, Nov 13, 2006 7:30AM

This weekend marked the 15th anniversary of the massacre at the Santa Cruz cemetery in East Timor. On November 12th, 1991, Indonesian troops opened fire on a crowd of several thousand unarmed Timorese civilians gathered in Dili. At least 271 people were killed. Journalists Amy Goodman and Allan Nairn witnessed and survived the massacre. We play an excerpt of their award-winning documentary, "Massacre: The Story of East Timor."

The massacre was a turning point in East Timor's struggle for self-determination after decades of Indonesia's brutal occupation. At least 200,000 Timorese were killed - one third of the population - since Indonesia invaded Timor on December 7th, 1975.

Amy Goodman was in East Timor fifteen years ago with journalist Allan Nairn. They witnessed and survived the massacre. This is an excerpt of our documentary, "Massacre: the Story of East Timor."

* "Massacre: the Story of East Timor"

LISTEN ONLINE AND WATCH VIDEO:
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/13/1517231

§15 Years After East Timor Massacre, Calls for Accountability Continue

by Democracy Now (reposted)

Mon, Nov 13, 2006 7:30AM

On the fifteenth anniversary of the massacre of over 270 East Timorese civilians by the Indonesian military, calls for justice and accountability continue for its victims and their families. We speak with John Miller, the National Coordinator of the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network, and Shirley Shackleton, Indonesian soldiers killed her husband Greg and his Australian-based TV crew in the lead up to the 1975 invasion.

* John Miller, National Coordinator of the East Timor and Indonesia Action Network.
* Shirley Shackleton, her husband Greg was killed thirty-one years ago while on assignment in East Timor - investigating Indonesian military attacks.

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http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/11/13/1517242

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