Balibo Five killings

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The Balibo Five killings refer to the 1975 murder of five Australian-based journalists by Indonesian forces in the East Timorese town of Balibo, an event that became a major international controversy over war crimes and press freedom.

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instanceOf killing of journalists
massacre
war crime
aftermath ongoing calls for international criminal investigation
alsoKnownAs Balibo Five case NERFINISHED
Balibo Five murders NERFINISHED
commemoratedBy memorials in Australia
memorials in Balibo
context prelude to Indonesian invasion of East Timor
controversy press freedom
war crimes allegations
country East Timor NERFINISHED
date 16 October 1975
humanRightsClassification crime against humanity (alleged)
impact debate over journalist safety in conflict zones
increased scrutiny of Indonesian actions in East Timor
strained Australia–Indonesia relations
investigatedBy Australian government NERFINISHED
New South Wales Coroner NERFINISHED
jurisdictionDispute Australia and Indonesia NERFINISHED
legalCharacterization breach of Geneva Conventions
legalFinding NSW Coroner found they were deliberately killed by Indonesian forces NERFINISHED
location Balibo NERFINISHED
East Timor NERFINISHED
mediaOutletOfVictims Nine Network NERFINISHED
Seven Network NERFINISHED
motive to prevent reporting of Indonesian military operations
numberOfVictims 5
perpetrator Indonesian forces NERFINISHED
pressFreedomClassification notorious case of journalists killed with impunity
relatedEvent killing of Roger East
relatedTo Indonesian invasion of East Timor NERFINISHED
subjectOf Balibo (book) NERFINISHED
Balibo (film) NERFINISHED
numerous documentaries
parliamentary inquiries in Australia
victim Brian Peters NERFINISHED
Gary Cunningham NERFINISHED
Greg Shackleton NERFINISHED
Malcolm Rennie NERFINISHED
Tony Stewart NERFINISHED
victimNationality Australian
British
victimOccupation cameraman
journalist
year 1975

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