Printed by Tridant Press, Edenbridge. Published by Idolrare Ltd, PO Box 1109, London N4 2UU. Copyright © 1994 ARMED guerrilla fighters from the FRETILIN liberation front are out on the streets of Indonesian cities after thousands of youth and students clashed with troops in Dili, capital of occupied East Timor, and students occupied the US embassy in the Indonesian capital Jakarta.
Four demonstrators were killed by troops in Dili, but the defiance grew as rioting spread to other cities Indonesian flags were torn down and replaced by FRETILIN flags in towns includStudents occupy part of the US embassy in Indonesia, as mass struggles grow against Suharto dictatorship ing Baucau.
30 East Timorese students, literally risking life and limb, are still occupying the grounds of the US embassy in Jakarta, as we go to press.
The occupying students are demanding the release of the leader of the East Timorese resistance, Xanana Gusmao, and an end to Indonesia's 20-year occupation of East Timor.
Outside the embassy compound, hundreds of Indonesian students and workers demonstrated in support of the East Timorese inside.
NO BERJUALA In Dili, a huge demonstration took place. Thousands of youth unfurled banners calling for independence, and clashed with Indonesian military and police in hand to hand fighting on the streets of the capital.
The hotel containing the world's press, who are there because of the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation conference now being held in Jakarta, was surrounded by the crowd, ensuring the that media could have no doubts about the nature of the Indonesian occupation of their country.
Dili has now been sealed off by Indonesian security forces.
Meanwhile in North America, throughout Europe, Australasia, and in Britain, the November 12 Day of Action marked a significant increase in international solidarity with the resistance in East Timor and the mass democratic movements rapidly developing to challenge Suharto's military dictatorship in Jakarta.
At the Indonesian embassy in Grosvenor Square, central London, hundreds gathered to support the international action.
At British Aerospace plants in