Accession Number | P04315.051 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Maker |
Dupont, Stephen |
Place made | East Timor: Dili |
Date made | September 1999 |
Conflict |
East Timor, 1999-2013 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: AWM Licensed copyright |
Copying Provisions | Copyright restrictions apply. Only personal, non-commercial, research and study use permitted. Permission of copyright holder required for any commercial use and/or reproduction. |
The skull and other remains of a body lie in a canal in Dili. The remains are most likely those ...
Description
The skull and other remains of a body lie in a canal in Dili. The remains are most likely those of a East Timorese local, probably killed by the pro-Indonesian militia or the Indonesian military. The massacre site was found by the photographer. Following the announcement of the pro-independence ballot result in September 1999, the pro-Indonesian militia launched a campaign of arson, murder and destruction.