Sean Steele

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Sean Steele (born August 26, 1963 ) is an independent Irish journalist.

Steele had been an activist for the independence of East Timor in Ireland , which had been occupied by Indonesia since 1975 . In August 1999, in the run-up to the independence referendum in East Timor , he accompanied student activists as a reporter accredited by the United Nations. He came under fire from Indonesian soldiers and militias who wanted to break up a protest rally in Viqueque , but was brought to safety on a UN mission. Two Timorese were shot. Steele also witnessed further attacks on the East Timorese people. Like other journalists, he was evacuated from Dili to Australia on September 6th .

In 2015 Steele received the Ordem de Timor-Leste . His companion Oran Doyle accepted the medal because Steele was too ill at this point.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Oran M. Doyle: Out of my depth: Observing East Timor's Independence Vote , November 7, 2016
  2. ^ A b Andrew Bushe in Irish Echo: Andrews heads to E. Timor , February 16, 2011 , accessed December 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ Irish Times: Irishman attacked in East Timor , August 12, 1999 , accessed September 17, 2019.
  4. ↑ Action from Ireland (AFRI): From Doolough to Dili and back , June 10, 2015 , accessed December 30, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Steele, Sean
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish journalist
DATE OF BIRTH August 26, 1963