Recent incidents of youth violence, including a brutal fight between gangs of young men in Hudi-Laran last week, have once again drawn attention to the issue of Martial Arts Groups READ MOREREAD MORE
HEADLINE
From Casino Investments to Decentralised Scam Centres: Timor-Leste Faces a New Phase of Transnational Organised Crime
Ghosts in Dili: Aviation Gaps, Scam Networks and a Test of Timor-Leste’s Sovereignty
Youth Crime and the Crisis of Social Order
Reviving Pensamento: A Call for Evidence-Based Public Debate in Timor-Leste
Politicisation, Professionalism and Meritocracy: Reform Timor-Leste’s Security Institutions to Promote Peace, Stability and Development
Women’s Role in Community Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding in Timor-Leste
PNTL Should Regulate or Limit the Use of FirearmsPNTL Should Regulate or Limit the Use of Firearms
On November 18, 2018 an intoxicated off-duty police officer attending a party in Kulu-Hun opened fire on partygoers, killing three young men and injuring five. The tragic incident has sparked READ MOREREAD MORE
Lack of Control of PNTL Weapons and the Need to Reform PNTL “Community policing is not just a slogan”Lack of Control of PNTL Weapons and the Need to Reform PNTL “Community policing is not just a slogan”
Fundasaun Mahein (FM), November 19th 2018 Press Release In the early morning hours of 18th November 2018, an off-duty member of the National Police of Timor-Leste (PNTL), while attending a READ MOREREAD MORE
FM’s Take on the Prado Demonstrations and Police ResponseFM’s Take on the Prado Demonstrations and Police Response
On November 9, 2018, several hundred students associated with Movimentu Universitario Timor-Leste (MUTL) organized a demonstration in front of Dili’s Parliamentary Palace. The protests were a reaction to Parliament’s decision READ MOREREAD MORE

