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Timor-Leste has had much to celebrate recently. August 30 marked 25 years since the Popular Consultation – or “The Referendum”, as many call it – when more than 98% of the population braced themselves against brutal repression to vote for their freedom.
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Pope Francis’ visit to Timor-Leste is powerful and symbolic, but also political
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Shannon Brincat (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Law and Society
Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; Forest Research Institute; School of Law and Society; Sustainability Research Cluster