Time for Change in East Timor

From: Peacework | Date: September 1, 1998| Author: | Copyright information

Mulaika Hijjas is a Malaysian student at Harvard University. She works with the Boston chapter of the East Timor Action Network.

At the July meeting of the Cambridge City Council, Constancio Pinto told of his experiences growing up in East Timor. He was only a child in 1975, when he and his family fled to the jungle, seeking refuge from the invading Indonesian troops. As a young man, he organized the peaceful demonstrations in 1991 that culminated in the massacre by Indonesian troops of more than 270 old people, men, women, and children. Hunted by the Indonesian military, Constancio escaped ...

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