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Australian academic and social justIce advocate Helen Hill
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Independent journalist Raimundos Oki
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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi (centre)
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China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi
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RMIT journalism lecturer Tito Ambyo
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta
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Nobel Peace Prize laureate Jose Ramos-Horta
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