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PRESS STATEMENT
BY PRESIDENT J. RAMOS-HORTA ON THE PASSING OF ACTIVIST JOHN M. MILLER
It is with profound sadness that I learned of the passing of my dear friend, John M. Miller.
John Miller was a lifelong human rights and solidarity activist from the United States. In 1991, he co-founded East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) and later served as Coordinator for ETAN.
Through ETAN, John coordinated grassroots campaigns, disseminated critical information about human rights violations during the occupation. Prior to his work with ETAN, Miller was involved in solidarity movements for the people of Vietnam, Cambodia, and elsewhere in Southeast Asia. He was known for his quiet determination and deep moral conviction that the world had a duty to act against oppression. For decades, he placed the cause of Timor-Leste above personal recognition, working with dedication to amplify our voice to the world. John Miller became one of our most tireless advocates during our struggle for independence.
As we mourn his loss, we also celebrate his extraordinary life and legacy, one that will continue to inspire generations of Timorese and human rights defenders around the world.
On behalf of the people of Timor-Leste, I extend my deepest condolences to his family. May they find comfort in knowing that his life made a profound and lasting difference to the people of Timor-Leste.
Rest in Eternal Peace John.
J. Ramos-Horta
President and Nobel Peace Laureate
Dili, April 30, 2026
DEKLARASAUN IMPRENSA
HUSI PREZIDENTE J. RAMOS-HORTA BA FALESIMENTU ATIVISTA JOHN M. MILLER
Ho profunda tristeza mak ha’u simu notísia kona-ba falesimentu belun di’ak, John M. Miller.
John Miller nu’udar ativista direitus umanus no solidariedade durante nia moris tomak husi Estadus Unidus, Iha tinan 1991, nia ko-fundadór Rede Asaun Timor Lorosa’e no Indonézia (ETAN) no tuirmai serbisu nu’udar Koordenadór ba ETAN.
Liuhusi ETAN, John koordena kampaña iha baze, habelar informasaun krítiku kona-ba violasaun direitus umanus durante okupasaun. Molok ninia servisu ho ETAN, Miller envolve iha movimentu solidariedade ba povu Vietnam, Kamboja, no seluk iha Sudeste Aziátiku. Nia koñesidu ba nia determinasaun ne’ebé kalma no konviksaun morál ne’ebé kle’an katak mundu iha devér atu atua hasoru opresaun. Durante dékada barak, nia tau kauza Timor-Leste nian aas liu rekoñesimentu pesoál, serbisu ho dedikasaun hodi amplifika ita-nia lian ba mundu, John Miller sai hanesan ita-nia defensór ida ne’ebé maka la hatene kole durante ita-nia luta ba ukun rasik-an.
Bainhira ita triste ba nia falesimentu, ita mós selebra ninia moris no legadu estraordináriu, ida-ne’ebé sei kontinua inspira jerasaun Timor-oan no defensór direitus umanus sira iha mundu tomak.
Hodi Povu Timor-Leste nia naran, ha’u hato’o sentidu kondolénsia ne;ebé kle’an ba ninia família. Hein katak sira bele hetan konfortu hodi hatene katak John nia moris halo diferensa profunda no dura ba povu Timor-Leste.
Deskansa iha pás rohan laek John.
J. Ramos-Horta
Prezidente no Laureadu Nobel ba Pás
Dili, 30 Abril 2026
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