Outstanding Parker (left) and an image from Brickwood's
Schoolies series.
The first time Rebecca Parker visited Alfredo Reinado and his
guerilla army in the East Timorese jungle, the charismatic rebel
leader told her to go away. The camp, he said, was
A new report by the Small Arms Survey group says East Timor still has a serious problem with controlling weapons.
Weapons collections and an attempt to introduce gun control legislation to parliament are signs the government is aware there is a
SYDNEY—A young Sydney filmmaker who spent time with East Timor rebel leader Alfredo Reinado as he waged a battle against government forces has won the top film gong at this year's Qantas Spirit of Youth Awards.
Rebecca Parker, 26, is finishing work on
DILI, 12 November 2008 (IRIN) -
Poor management of government weapon stockpiles and an unknown number of small arms in the hands of civilians were potential triggers for violence in the fledgling nation, according to a new report.
Since the 1959
A new report by the Small Arms Survey group says East Timor still has a serious challenges regarding weapons control and management with controlling weapons.
Presenter: Stephanie March
Speaker: Edward Rees, Author of the Small Arms Survey report on
Salt of the earth Marcelino Roza, 52, can barely support his
family with the salt he extracts from intertidal mud.
Photo: Glenn Campbell
East Timor has gone on a spending spree to try to buy civil peace,
but it's stirring its own unrest. Lindsay
East Timor's President Jose Ramos-Horta has rejected reports that rebel leader Alfredo Reinado was executed rather than killed in a gunbattle with police.
The government says Ramos-Horta was critically wounded and Reinado was killed by police as the
"Alfredo wasn't shot from one or two meters (yards) away, nor was he arrested before he was shot. He came armed to the head of state with a lot more people - this was a serious situation," he told r...
Denial: Timor Leste President Jose Ramos-Horta briefing journalists during a press conference in Dili on yesterday. Horta rejected reports that rebel leader Alfredo Reinado was executed rather than ki...
... Dili - Slain East Timor rebel leader Alfredo Reinado had an Indonesian citizenship card in his pocket when he was shot on February 11 during an attack on the president, media reports said Wednesday. Reinado, a former commander of the military...