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Scarred by years of war and violence, the people are hoping for a more stable nation. An estimated 100,000 remain displaced by recent violence. [AFP]
Gang violence in Dili a week after run-off elections - Audio feature from Asia Pacific program 17/05/2007
 listen windows media >Gang related violence is breaking out again in East Timor, a week after elections for a new president. There were 17 arrests in a single incident in the capital, Dili, prompting the UN's representative to call for calm. Atul Khare ventured into the trouble spot where four houses were torched and appealed for an end to the violence. He also sought assurances from political leaders that none of the recent attacks have been politically motivated. Presenter/Interviewer - Karon Snowdon Speakers - Cipriano de Jesus, Dili resident; Jose Teixeira, Fretilin spokesman and Minister for Natural Resources; Alison Cooper UN spokeswoman Peaceful first-round voting for new president - Audio feature from Asia Pacific program 09/04/2007
listen windows media >More than half a million people have gone to the polls today to vote for a new president. Counting has begun in the election to replace Xanana Gusmao as president. A total of eight candidates are seeking the presidency. The top two contenders include Prime Minister Jose Ramos-Horta and chairman of the ruling Fretilin Party, Francisco Guterres. Presenter/Interviewer - Linda LoPresti Speakers - ABC reporter Anne Barker, Dili Violence as election campaign closes - Audio feature from Connect Asia program 05/04/2007
listen windows media >There have been several cases of violence during the final political rallies of East Timor's presidential election campaign in the capital Dili. In the past, gang related violence made life extremely difficult in the city but it has been largely brought under control by a major security crackdown. Presenter - Karon Snowdon Speaker - Gang members, Alfredo and Lombardo; East Timorese president Xanana Gusmao; Jim Dunn, advisor to the East Timorese president Refugee crisis likely to continue - Audio feature from Asia Pacific program 02/04/2007
listen windows media >The refugee crisis looks set to continue well beyond the elections. The 70,000 internally displaced people or IDPs, show no sign of packing up their meagre belongings and leaving the squalid tent camps they've called home for almost a year. Presenter/Interviewer - Karon Snowdon Speakers - Arsenio Bano, East Timor's Minister for Labour; Father Antonio Aves, Catholic Priest in Dili Keeping the peace before presidential poll - Audio feature from Connect Asia program 29/03/2007
listen windows media >In East Timor a campaign by the police and military forces against gang violence has ensured the election campaign can proceed peacefully. It represents something of a policy shift by the authorities. Presenter - Karon Snowdon Speakers - Brigadier Mal Rerden, head, International Stabilisation Force in East Timor; Atul Khare, special representative, UN Secretary General Displaced afraid to go home - Audio feature from Connect Asia program 07/03/2007
listen windows media >An estimated 100,000 East Timorese were living in temporary shelters, and the aid organisation CARE Australia said more people came back to the camps after violent events. Presenter - Sen Lam Speaker - Dianne Fransisco, acting country director East Timor, CARE Australia Violence breaks out again in Dili - Audio feature from Asia Pacific program 6/03/2007
listen windows media >Violence broke out again on the streets of Dili. Supporters of the rebel soldier Alfredo Reinado threw stones and set fire to tyres. The angry demonstration followed the failed operation by international forces who tried to capture the renegade soldier. Presenter/Interviewer - Emily Bourke Speakers - Former Australian consul in East Timor James Dunn; Australian Prime Minister John Howard; Timor journalist Jose Belo |
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