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...issue uniting Bishop Belo and Ramos-Horta is that both want to see the backs of their Indonesian colonizers. The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to both is a vindication of their courageous struggle for peace and justice. TOM HYLAND, Director East Timor-Ireland Solidarity Campaign Dublin...
...EAST TIMOR'S IMPORTANT...
...Jose Ramos-Horta and Bishop Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize was probably the most important day in the history of East Timor [WORLD, Oct. 21]. After more than 20 years of Indonesian occupation, the country and the East Timorese deserved this award. Now the world can no longer pretend that conflict in East Timor does not exist. MARGARIDA SERRA Odivelas, Portugal...
...mentioned the struggle that led to East Timor's declaration of independence and emphasized the (flimsy) differences between Ramos-Horta and Bishop Belo concerning the future of their country. However, you failed to report two key pieces of information: that more than 100,000 and possibly as many as 200,000 East Timorese have died of violence, disease or starvation under Indonesian rule since 1975, and that the Portuguese government transferred the legal representation of the Timorese people to the independent Republic of East Timor in 1975. No country but Australia has formally recognized the annexation of East Timor...
Thanks for the article in the Oct. 15th Crimson ("Local Activists Praise Nobel Winners"). Matthew Stoller relayed pretty acurately the scope of the work done by the East Timor Action Network in the greater Boston area. There are, however, three points that I would like to contribute for your readers' benefit. First, the people of East Timor are called East Timorese, not East Timorians. Second, our group works not only to support respect for human rights in East Timor, but also to secure self-determination for the people there as called for in 10 United Nations' resolutions. Third, for those...