▁Tim or ▁to ▁international ▁attention . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁covering ▁develop ments ▁in ▁East ▁Tim or , ▁N air n ▁and ▁fellow ▁journalist ▁Amy ▁Good man ▁were ▁badly ▁be aten ▁by ▁Indones ian ▁soldiers ▁after ▁they ▁witness ed ▁a ▁mass ▁killing ▁of ▁Tim or ese ▁demonstr ators ▁in ▁what ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Santa ▁Cruz ▁Mass acre . ▁He ▁was ▁be aten ▁with ▁the ▁but ts ▁of ▁M 1 6 ▁rif les ▁and ▁had ▁his ▁sk ull ▁f ract ured ▁in ▁the ▁me lee . ▁ ▁N air n ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁" th re at ▁to ▁national ▁security " ▁and ▁b anned ▁from ▁East ▁Tim or , ▁but ▁he ▁re - enter ed ▁several ▁times ▁il leg ally , ▁and ▁his ▁subsequent ▁reports ▁helped ▁conv ince ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Congress ▁to ▁cut ▁off ▁military ▁aid ▁to ▁Jak arta ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁In ▁a ▁dispatch ▁from ▁East ▁Tim or ▁on ▁March ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁N air n ▁dis closed ▁the ▁continu ing ▁U . S . ▁military ▁training ▁of ▁Indones ian ▁troops ▁imp licated ▁in ▁the ▁tort ure ▁and ▁killing ▁of ▁civ ili ans . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁N air n ▁was ▁det ained ▁briefly ▁by ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁Army ▁in ▁East ▁Tim or , ▁where ▁he ▁had ▁chosen ▁to ▁remain ▁after ▁most ▁other ▁media ▁had ▁ev acu ated ▁following ▁East ▁Tim or ' s ▁independence