Irena Cristalis, born in 1959, is a Dutch investigative journalist, photographer and author who worked in Asia since the mid-1980s. From the 1990s, she reported for international media outlets such as the BBC, The Economist , and Radio Netherlands from East Timor.
She was awarded the medal of the Order of Timor-Leste on August 30, 2019 by Francisco Guterre, the then president of the now independent East Timor
Publication
Bitter dawn: East Timor, a people's story , 2002. Independent women: the story of women's activism in East Timor , 2005, co authored with Catherine Scott and Ximena Andrade. Perempuan merdeka: Kisah activisme hardly perempuan di Timor Leste , 2007. East Timor – A Nation's Bitter Dawn , 2009. Feast! : stories on food and love , 2019, co authored with Swee Fong Wong and others.
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