In 1975, Kissinger greenlit President Suharto of Indonesia’s invasion of East Timor, a former Portuguese colony moving towards independence.

Source: https://www.newsamericasnow.com/henry-kissinger-10-conflicts-countries-that-define-a-blood-stained-legacy/

In 1994, the First Asia-Pacific Conference on East Timor (Apcet), an initiative by international nongovernment organizations (NGO) to help the East Timorese gain independence after 20 years of annexation by Indonesia, was mounted in Manila.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/11/06/east-timors-ramos-horta-due-in-phl-palace-confirms/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=east-timors-ramos-horta-due-in-phl-palace-confirms

It could be remembered that Teves, accused of masterminding the killing of former Negros Oriental governor Roel Degamo, tried to apply for asylum in Timor Leste.

Source: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1787682/teves-claims-hearing-about-intel-work-targeting-him-says-he-couldve-paid-cops-a-visit

Last May 10, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) was in Dili, Timor-Leste (East Timor), where his application for political asylum was rejected.

Source: https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/506408/teves-prioritizes-safety-insists-on-attending-ethics-panel-probe-via-online

Pilger was perhaps best known for 1979’s Year Zero which focused on the aftermath of the Pol Pot regime in Cambodia and 1993’s Death of a Nation: The Timor Conspiracy.

Source: https://www.euronews.com/2023/12/31/legendary-journalist-john-pilger-dies-aged-84