East Timor: The Breakaway Nation
East Timor: The Breakaway Nation
Thursday, May 16, 200212:00 PM - 1:15 PM (Pacific)
Dan and Nancy Okimoto Conference Room, Encina Hall, third floor, east wing
In 1999, 34 journalists were killed while revealing human rights abuses or reporting on civil conflicts. Two of those killed were covering the referendum in East Timor in 1999. Ms. Vidon was evacuated from Indonesia and later returned with the Australian-led UN troops. She will present her photos and discuss her experience of being a journalist in Indonesia during that violent time.