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Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste (Timor-Leste)
Scholarly E-Journals and Resources
- At a Glance: Timor Leste (Newsline UNICEF)
Several newspaper articles available online covering topics all related to East Timor. - Yale's East Timor Project
Provides articles and other publications about genocide and human rights abuses in East Timor and other Southeast Asian countries.
News
- Back Door: Newsletter on Timor Loro S'ae
An Australian-based Web & email newsletter which includes a selection of international news, articles and urgent actions related to East Timor along with coming events within Australia . - Info Timor
In Portuguese, this site provides information on the economic and social situation of East Timor . - Mojo Wire: The Struggle for East Timor (MotherJones.com News)
A site intended to implement social justice through first rate investigative reporting; contains extensive internet-based resource on East Timor.
General Information
- Bibliography of East Timor
Alphabetically lists bibliographic resources of East Timor. - CIA World Factbook, East Timor
Provides a quick overview and statistics on the country of East Timor regarding its people, geography, economy and other key areas. - East Timor World
Links to East Timorese resources on the Internet. - Population Reference Bureau's Data Finder: East Timor
Basic statistical data on population trends, health, education, employment, and environment. Click "East Timor" on the drop-down menu on the home page. - Topica: East Timor
An e-mail discussion list of issues relating to East Timor. - ZNet East Timor's Struggle for Independence
Presents essays, links and resources on political activism and East Timor's struggle for independence .
Government and Politics
- FAIR Resources: East Timor and Indonesia
Presents articles on East Timor, particularly on situations of conflict. - Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Timor-Leste
Provides travel and community information, links to publications and a list of division and staff under the Ministry. - Political Resources on the Net: East Timor
Provides information on East Timor and its politics.
Travel and Tourism
- Lonely Planet: East Timor
Provides information about East Timorese culture and people, especially valuable for travel to East Timor. - Timor Loro Sae
In Portuguese, this site provides links to cultural information about the country
Universities, Organizations, and Institutions
- East Timor Estafata
Provides online issues of the The East Timor Estafata, a quarterly publication of the East Timor Action Network of the United States, an organization supporting the rights of the East Timorese people. - Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor
Provides information about the Commission and its work. - East Timor People
Features key leaders of the movement for independence and links to East Timor international support agencies. - International Federation of East Timor
A site for the International Federation of East Timor, a non-governmental organization that supports the decolonization process of the country; the site provides news and alerts on human rights abuses. - Solidarity for International Justice in Timor Leste
This site concisely outlines the history of the East Timorese people's quest for independence. Examining the development of the term 'genocide' and its usage within United Nations' documents, the author calls for the establishment of an International Criminal Tribunal. Includes a reference list of pertinent websites and printed publications. - Tapol
An online site for Tapol, an organization campaigning to expose human rights violations in Indonesia, East Timor, West Papua and Aceh. - UNICEF: At a glance: Timor-Leste
Overview of status of children; recent news on child welfare; statistics on children, families, women, child and maternal mortality, immunization, nutrition, disease prevention and treatment, access to clean water, sanitation, school attendance, literacy rates, child labor, and recovery efforts after natural disasters. - United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET)
Provides news, background, statistics, and UN documents regarding East Timor's transition to independence and self-government.
