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Free East Timor - Free Indonesia
40,000 rally in Melbourne

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Melbourne Rally - Sunday 19 September

19 September 1999 An estimated crowd of forty thousand people gathered in the center of Melbourne to protest the Indonesian military genocide on the people of East Timor. Calls were made for the withdrawal of the Indonesian military, the establishment of war crimes tribunal, and the releases of hostages in West Timor and elsewhere.

Melbourne East Timor Rally 19Sep99
Crowds gather outside Parliament House,
Spring Street and Bourke Street, Melbourne.

Melbourne East Timor Rally 19Sep99
Many people Called for war crimes tribunals
General Wiranto is head of the Indonesian military
and should be held accountable for the atrocities
of soldiers under his line of command.

Melbourne East Timor Rally 19Sep99
Listening to Speakers at Parliament House

Melbourne East Timor Rally 19Sep99
Marching up Spring Street

Melbourne East Timor Rally 19Sep99
Many Community Organisations such as Community Aid Abroad,
and Unions such as the Community and Public Sector Union (CPSU)
participated and encouraged their members to attend.

Melbourne East Timor Rally 19Sep99
Many Church groups and socialist groups attended and marched.

Melbourne East Timor Rally 19Sep99
A River of people flows along La Trobe Street

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