Rua Demokratika No.1
On the road to democracy, where the streets have no name

September 4, 2001

Interview with Fernando de Araujo, Leader of the Partido Democratico

On the beach in Dili, wet and laughing children were doing summersaults. There was no street name on the street across the beach, just an arrow and a sign: Partido Democratico, 50 meters. PD is Timor’s new democratic party. Officially 2 months old, PD is the second strongest party in Timor Lorosae. PD won seven seats at the recent Election for the Constituent Assembly. The ... read more

Posted on 10:36 AM in Elections & Political Parties, Information and Analysis, East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications
Tags: democracy, Fretilin, international tribunal, justice, East Timor, political parties, rule of law, transitional justice, constitution, reconciliation, elections

(Deutsch) Osttimor: Befreiungsfront gilt als sicherer Wahlsieger

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Posted on 10:02 AM in Elections & Political Parties, East Timor, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Wie ein großer Fluss, der droht, in seinen eigenen Strudeln zu versinken

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Posted on 09:01 AM in East Timor, Politics & Democracy, Publications, State- & Nation-Building, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: National Congress for Timorese Reconstruction (CNRT), refugees, intervention and peace keeping, José Ramos-Horta, conflict 1975 - 1999, military, militias, East Timor, political parties, state & nation building, independence, United Nations, West Timor, Xanana Gusmão

(Deutsch) Die Olympiade der Wahlbeobachter

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Posted on 10:11 AM in democracy, Indonesia, Information and Analysis, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
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(Deutsch) Auch Habibie geht über Leichen

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Posted on 01:29 AM in democracy, Economy, Labor & Corruption, Elections & Political Parties, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, security sector, SUARA magazine
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(Deutsch) Der Traum vom Fliegen – 100 Tage Habibie

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Posted on 12:11 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: Aceh, democracy, dictator Suharto, Habibie, Indonesia, corruption, human rights, military, East Timor, Papua, political parties, Prabowo, reformasi, debt, Wiranto, economy and business

(Deutsch) Suharto-System gefestigt?

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Posted on 12:36 PM in democracy, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: dictator Suharto, GOLKAR, Indonesia, church, New Order, East Timor, political parties, elections

(Deutsch) Indonesien – Gangart gegen die Opposition verschärft

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Posted on 12:14 PM in democracy, Human Rights, Indonesia, Publications, Watch Indonesia! in the Media
Tags: democracy, dictator Suharto, Indonesia, New Order, political parties, Sri-Bintang Pamungkas, criminal prosecution, elections