timor-leste
A scene from the camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dili. Over 40,000 people still occupy camps like this. I found this young boy in the only patch of colour in this camp, occupied by over 200 people.
A scene from the camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dili. Over 40,000 people still occupy camps like this.
A scene from the camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dili. Over 40,000 people still occupy camps like this. This young man, named August, took it on himself to give me a tour of the entire camp. He's pictured here with his infant son.
A scene from the camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dili. Over 40,000 people still occupy camps like this. This young man, named August, took it on himself to give me a tour of the entire camp. He's pictured here with his family in the tent they've shared for nearly two years now.
A scene from the camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dili. Over 40,000 people still occupy camps like this. Most of these children have likely known no other life.
A scene from the camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dili. Over 40,000 people still occupy camps like this. These six stand pipes represent the entire camp's water supply.
A scene from the camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dili. Over 40,000 people still occupy camps like this. It's doubtful this child knows anything other than life in the camp.
A scene from the camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dili. Over 40,000 people still occupy camps like this. I'm nearly certain these children were trying to make the 'peace' sign. Nearly certain.
A scene from the camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dili. Over 40,000 people still occupy camps like this.
A scene from the camp for Internally Displaced Persons in Dili. Over 40,000 people still occupy camps like this.
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This is the only indication of the history of a derelict building located behind the Plaza Hotel in Dili. When asked about it, locals simply say, 'We don't go there.' Indonesian security forces used to stay at the Plaza; they would bring prisoners out to the building behind to interrogate, torture and sometimes kill them. The word Diogo, I am told, means 'this place', so the message would roughly translate as 'There is memory here' or perhaps 'Remember this place'.
Pope John Paul II's visit to Timor-Leste in 1989 is marked as a seminal moment in Timorese history. Many resistance members saw this affirmation by a world leader as critical to driving popular support for the cause of Timorese independence. This monument commemorating his visit was unveiled in June, 2008.
Pope John Paul II's visit to Timor-Leste in 1989 is marked as a seminal moment in Timorese history. Many resistance members saw this affirmation by a world leader as critical to driving popular support for the cause of Timorese independence. This monument commemorating his visit was unveiled in June, 2008.
Pope John Paul II's visit to Timor-Leste in 1989 is marked as a seminal moment in Timorese history. Many resistance members saw this affirmation by a world leader as critical to driving popular support for the cause of Timorese independence. This monument commemorating his visit was unveiled in June, 2008.
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In the 1970s and 1980s, the Catholic Church became a place of refuge for the Timorese people. Approximately 70% of the population converted in that time. This monument, reminiscent of Christ of the Andes, overlooks Dili. It is a popular pilgrimage place for people throughout Timor-Leste.
Getting your photo taken is pretty serious business in Timor-Leste. This young guy was smiling and laughing right up to the moment I pointed the camera at him. He wanted very much to have his photo taken, but he wanted to be taken seriously, too. This deep, burning expression became all too familiar to me in the weeks that followed.
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