This document contains twenty-two separate documents.
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A newsletter published by Watch Indonesia! entitled, “Raise your Voice on Behalf of East Timor” on November 8th, 1997. The subtitles are entitled, “Raise your voice on behalf of East Timor,” “News from an occupied Germany,” “German Interests: Good Business Relations,” “Bishop Belo: Stop the Weapon Sales!,” “What you can do” and “Who is the Indonesia Working Group?” | 3 pages.
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A photograph entitled, “Germany - December 1997” 7000 Solidarity greetings to Bishop Belo, against German arms trade to Indonesia.
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A photocopy of the cover of Nelson Mandela’s “The struggle is my life” with a description of who Nelson Mandela is.
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A photograph of Nelson Mandela with the description: “Nelson Mandela calls for release of Xanana Gusmão - South Africa”
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Newsletter of the Friends of East Timor (Western Australia). The newsletter is entitled, “East Timor: The Inside Story” with the main article, “Mandela & Xanana - A meeting of leaders for freedom” October 1997.
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Two photographs of arrests at die-in demonstration in front of the Indonesian Embassy in Washington, DC. 17 March 1997: Activists from ETAN and other organizations held many demonstrations in front of the Indonesian Embassy to the United States. At this one, 31 nonviolent protesters were arrested for holding a ‘die-in,’ with the names of Timorese victims of the Indonesian military.
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A photograph of a group of people sitting around a round table. It was the East Timor Alert Network with Constancio Pinto (far right) in Vancouver, 1997.
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A photograph of people protesting at a Anti-Suharto Tribunal in Vancouver, Canada (APEC). The protesters are wearing shirts that read, “Wanted: Indonesian President Suharto.”
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A page with two photographs. The first is entitled, “Tokyo, Japan” 1997, Jan: Conference in Tokyo to commemorate the Nobel Peace Prize for Bishop Belo and Ramos-Horta with Ms. Kudo and Mr. Kijima. The second is also entitled, “Tokyo, Japan” 1997, Jan: Interview Ramos-Horta by “TV-News 23” together with Mr. Kijima, famous for his support to East Timor. It was broadcasted all over Japan.
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A photograph entitled, “Osaka, Japan” 1997, January: Ramos-Horta speaks to full audience after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
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A page of photographs with the description, “Solidarity choir sings, Tom Uren speaks at launch of Jim Dunn’s book at Landsdowne Hotel (Sydney 1999)
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“Indonesia: Arms trade to a military regime” with a foreword of Nobel Prize Laureate José Ramos-Horta. Published by the European Network Against Arms Trade, Amsterdam, June 1997.
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Programme for the VII Symposium on Timor of Oporto University from 17 to 20 July 1997. Organized by The Committee of the Symposia on Timor of Oporto University. The coordinator is António Barbedo de Magalhâes. | 2 pages
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Australian Council for Overseas Aid - Parliamentary Brief : “Desperately seeking asylum: East Timorese refugees in Australia” 1997 Sections include: | 2 pages
- East Timorese asylum seekers should be given residence
- Australia and East Timor
- The history of East Timorese asylum-seekers
- The ‘Portuguese solution’
- The proper solution
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A pamphlet entitled, “Justice for East Timor” created by Friends of East Timor. It includes sections such as, “East Timor - A Few Facts,” “Join Friends of East Timor” and “Friends of East Timor’s aims” | 3 pages
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AETA (NSW) Press Release: Malaysian court case vindicates legality of Timor Solidarity Conference Australian Participant demands apology from Australian Government. 31/01/1997.
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A flyer entitled, “Absurd and Hypocritical” Australia to deny fleeing East Timorese a fair go. The new Australian Government has broken a clear pre-election promise with its plan to deport around 1300 East Timorese people from Australia without even allowing them to put their cases of persecution by Indonesian authorities, who have brutally occupied their country since 1975. | 2 pages.
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A document entitled, “East Timorese Asylum-Seekers - The Facts” with instructions to how a regular citizen can help with the problem by calling the House of Representatives. This document was created by Friends of East Timor.
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A document entitled, “Your Friends will not Forget you” Australia and East Timor in WWII Photographic Exhibition. (24th-29th of September 1997) It includes, “East Timor in the Second World War - a Brief History.” It was created by Friends of East Timor. | 4 pages.
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A flyer for “East Timor & Indonesia - Human Rights, Self-Determination & U.S. Policy” a major conference with East Timorese leaders, Indonesian activists and others. February 22, 1997. Other events on the flyer are: “Universal Human Rights, National Self-Determination and the East Timor Struggle” and “Prospects for Democratization in Indonesia & its implications for the United States.
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An itinerary for an event entitled, “Lobby for East Timor” from April 13th to 15th in Washington, DC.
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A four page document written in Japanese.