East Timor

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Campaigns and Advocacy

25 April 2009

Mission finds media law reform process "flawed"

On 16 to 18 April 2009, SEAPA, joined by media and free expression organisations from the region, led a mission to Timor-Leste to offer expertise and raise concerns about proposed media laws.



From the Communiqué

15 April 2009

Draft media laws seriously threaten free expression

A set of draft laws prepared by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on behalf of the government of East Timor, while containing several positive legal protections, are rife with dangerous provisions that would undermine the media's ability to perform their vital role in the recently independent nation.
21 December 2005

NEW PENAL CODE CRIMINALISES DEFAMATION

Journalists in East Timor are voicing alarm over a new penal code recently signed into law under which individuals who publish statements deemed to defame public officials can be imprisoned, reports the Southeast Asian Press Alliance (SEAPA).
12 November 2002

COURT INDICTS OFFICERS FOR DUTCH JOURNALIST'S MURDER

A special court in East Timor has indicted two Indonesian army officers for the 1999 murder of Dutch journalist Sander Thoenes, reports the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ). Thoenes, a correspondent for the "Financial Times" and the "Christian Science Monitor," was murdered on 21 September 1999 while reporting on the violence that erupted after East Timor declared independence from Indonesia.

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Reports

22 January 2009

World Report 2009: Timor-Leste

3 April 2008

World Report 2008: East Timor




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Alerts

IFJ worried by threat against newspaper 18 August 2010 Ten years after murder of "Financial Times" correspondent in East Timor, commemoration in London condemns impunity 28 October 2009 ARTICLE 19 analyses draft media policy 7 October 2009 Australia investigates "Balibo Five" murders as war crimes 14 September 2009 Regional press freedom groups alarmed by draft media laws 13 April 2009 Draft media laws are good step forward, but must be revised, says ARTICLE 19 23 March 2009 Government vows to decriminalise defamation 26 September 2008 Journalist beaten by security forces lodges formal complaint; government apologises for unjustified use of force 27 February 2008 Journalist and photographer detained, threatened by international peacekeepers; another photographer manhandled 27 February 2008 Security forces beat, detain media worker overnight for breaking curfew 27 February 2008 Coroner says death of "Balibo Five" was premeditated war crime by Indonesian army 19 November 2007 Newspaper office attacked, media worker beaten 10 August 2007 Australian government alleged to have covered up murders of "Balibo Five" 24 May 2007 "Balibo Five" inquest told one of the journalists killed may have violated neutrality; MEAA proposes safety training 11 May 2007 "Balibo Five" inquest: former Australian prime minister suggests journalists acted irresponsibly 11 May 2007 Inquest into deaths of "Balibo Five" points to high-level cover-up, former Australian PM to be summoned 4 May 2007 Journalist and cameraperson threatened by MP for covering inactivity of Parliament 20 April 2007 Political party militants attack and injure journalist 5 April 2007 Warrant for arrest of former Indonesian army officer 2 March 2007 Under government pressure, Balibo Five hearings to be held in secret 27 February 2007 Australian officials said to have lied, destroyed evidence about Indonesia's premeditated murder of five journalists 26 February 2007 Witnesses describe how Indonesian troops covered up murder of "Balibo Five" 14 February 2007 More witnesses confirm that "Balibo Five" were murdered by Indonesian forces 9 February 2007 Coroner's Court announces reopening of investigation into the deaths of "Balibo Five" in East Timor 5 February 2007 See all alerts: East Timor
 
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