Dewan Solidaritas Mahasiswa Timor Timur (DSMTT)
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Dewan Solidaritas Mahasiswa Timor Timur (DSMTT)
Republic of Indonesia, Ministry Foreign Affairs
Indonesia's foreign ministry, founded on independence in 1945. Produced Bandung conference Bulletin in 1955 (not about Timor, but foundational in decolonization). Indonesia occupied East Timor from 1975 to 1999 and the ministry produced r distributed pro-occupation materials for some years.
Friends of East Timor - Western Australia (FOET-WA) (Australia)
(Sample draft description, incomplete). Established around the time of the occupation, FOET-WA was one of the first solidarity groups in Australia, but faded and re-appeared over time. In the 1990s it began to publish East Timor: The Inside Story. It was active in numerous campaigns, taking the lead on several including the campaign to free youth activist Jose Antonio Belo in the mid-1990s. It had no office and its membership shifted voer time extensively, but it was always informally linked to the office of Senator Gordon McIntosh.
Formed by residents of Brussels to lobby the European Union and the Belgian government and public.
Catholic Institute for International Relations (Britain)
Fretilin, Independent East Timor Revolutionary Front
The Department of External Affairs was formed in 1908 to represent Canada outside its borders. It later absorbed trade and development functions on behalf of the Canadian government. Full information on Global Affairs Canada web site, international.gc.ca.
These document are drawn from the department's files at Library and Archives Canada (LAC), where they make up Record Group 25.
The Humanitarian Project was founded by Arnold Kohen, with support from figures such as Anderson, Bishop Paul Moore Jr of New York, and others.
International Federation for East Timor
IFET was founded in 1991 with offices in Kyoto, Japan, and consultative status with the United Nations in New York. It grouped together dedicated solidarity groups in many countries, carrying out networking and coordination work, especially around the annual UN Decolonization Committee hearings.
In 1999, IFET formed an Observer Project (IFET-OP) to monitor the referendum in Timor-Leste.
European Network Against Arms Trade (ENAAT)
ENAAT is a group of individuals and organizations that has been meeting in relations to stopping the arms trade since 1884.
Resistance Socialist Youth Organization
This group was created in 1967 by a group of university students in Australia to influence both campus and out of campus politics. It fights against a multitude of issues such as sexism, racism, and environmental destruction. It organizes social movements and campaigns for diverse issues. It associates with the Socialist Alliance and is anti-capitalist.
The East Timor News Agency was founded by Roger East as an independent news service. Roger East was executed by an Indonesian firing squad on December 8, 1975.
Gerakan Perempuan Timor Lorosae Anti Kekerasan (Gertak)
Posko Bantuan Darurat untuk Pengungsi
Grupo Feto Foin Sae Timor Lorosae (GFFT)
ETAN-US was formed in 1991 after the Santa Cruz massacre, and became the major US solidarity coalition. It published Network News, later renamed as Estafeta (Tetun for "messenger" or "courier"). Based in the New York area, it had chapters throughout the United States and for a time, a lobbying office in Washington. Key figures include Charles Scheiner, Lynn Frederickson, and John Miller.
ETAN/US self-description at http://www.etan.org/etan/default.htm