| Accession Number | P04504.046 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Digital file TIFF |
| Maker |
Parker, David Dare |
| Place made | East Timor: Dili |
| Date made | 24 December 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. |
Bishop Carlos Belo, surrounded by worshippers, on Christmas Eve. The population of East Timor are ...
Description
Bishop Carlos Belo, surrounded by worshippers, on Christmas Eve. The population of East Timor are predominantly Catholic, and Bishop Belo played an important role in defending the rights of the East Timorese while under Indonesian rule, for which he received the Nobel peace prize in 1996. On this first Christmas Eve after the arrival of the Australian led International Force for East Timor (INTERFET), many residents of Dili are attending midnight mass at Bishop Belo's residence. During the years of Indonesian occupation, the authorities made the traditional Christmas Eve midnight mass impossible by imposing a 10pm curfew.