The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in East Timor (numbers may be approximate):
| Name | Date | Location | Deaths | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Timor genocide | 1975–1999 | 100,000–300,000 | ||
| Balibo massacre | 16 October 1975 | Balibo | 5 | A few months before the invasion of East Timor five journalist, reporter Greg Shackleton and sound recordist Tony Stewart who were both Australian, a New Zealander cameraman Gary Cunningham and two Brits cameraman Brian Peters and reporter Malcolm Rennie were executed by the Indonesian Army. |
| Colmera massacre | 7 December 1975 | Colmera | 14 | The Indonesian Army shot dead 14 Chinese migrants in Colmera on the first day of the invasion of East Timor. |
| Massacres at the Dili Wharf | 8 December 1975 | Dili | 20 | Four members of Fretilin, Isabel Lobato, Rosa Bonaparte, Bernardino Soares and Francisco Borja da Costa were executed by the Indonesian Army, and two other members of Fretilin, Bimba and Silvinia da Silva disappeared and a Australian journalist Roger East was also executed. 13 Chinese dockworkers disappeared after they were seen digging near the docks. |
| Kraras massacre | August–October 1983 | Viqueque (subdistrict) | 287 | |
| Muapitine massacre | December 1983 | Muapitine | 5 | |
| Galitas massacre | 25 January 1999 | Galitas | 6 | |
| Ritabou ambush | 16 March 1999 | Ritabou | 4 | Four members of Fretilin, Pedro dos Santos, Domingos dos Santos, Jóse Barros and Fonseca Asu Mau were ambushed and killed by the Indonesian Army and Halilintar militiamen during a meeting. |
| Liquiçá Church massacre | April 1999 | Liquiçá | 200+ | by Besi Merah Putih |
| Manuel Carrascalão House massacre | 17 April 1999 | Dili | 14 | by Aitarak |
| Santa Cruz massacre | 12 November 1991 | Dili | 250+ | |
| Suai Church massacre | 6 September 1999 | Suai | 200+ | by Laksaur |
| Massacre at Veromoco river | 25 September 1999 | Veromoco, subdistrict Lautém | 9 | Members of the pro-Indonesian militia Team Alfa, led by Joni Marques, murdered nine people at Malaiada on the northern coastal road from Lautém to Baucau. Among the victims were two nuns, three priests and Indonesian journalist Agus Muliawan. |
| Maubusa market attack | 29 May 2001 | Maubusa,Balibo | 5 | Former members of the Dangi Dadaras Merah Putih threw around four hand grenades over the Loes River, which was around 50 to 100m away, from the Indonesian side of the market to the East Timorean side killing 5 and injuring over 40. The attack was in retaliation for the men getting in debt, to a cross border gambling ring, and were targeting those involved in the operation, one of those killed was the leader of the operation, but the rest were all bystanders. All but one of the victims was publicly as the rest were never identified as the bodies were transported to West Timor.[1] |
External links
[edit]- 07.2 Unlawful Killings and Enforced Disappearances from final report "Chega!" of Commission for Reception, Truth and Reconciliation in East Timor (CAVR)
References
[edit]- ^ Atambua, MICHAEL WARE (2001-09-17). "Payback Time". TIME. Retrieved 2024-08-04.
