12 gage
I found this spent 12 gage shotgun shell while walking alongside the road in Comoro near the Landmark Plaza on Oct 27 2006.
I don’t know if it means anything but it was 2 days after a big stone throwing riot in the same area. One of the rioters landed up dead and a lot [...]
Hook darts
Hook darts are a common weapon used in Dili in the gang fighting. The good doctors Killian and Matteausz have an arrow removal service at the clinic when they are not delivering babies and diagnosing malaria and tuberculosis.
This is one that the good doctor Matteausz removed from a patients shoulder in [...]
Violence
There were only 2 baked chicken stands open along the beach tonight. That is a sign that things are not well and there is trouble brewing in Dili.
There is still quite a bit of gang violence in the streets at night (aug). The Australian police and army keep a lot of it [...]
GNR
I don’t speak Portuegese or Tetum so sometimes I can’t quite figure out what is going on, but these are my observations.
Thursday 29 June - a group of protesters from the east arrived in town. Some were pro-Alkatiri supporters.
They had been held up aprox 15 kilometers out of town for a couple of days while [...]
27 June 06 - todays photos.
Near riot. It is amazing how fast these shop owners can close down and board up their shops when trouble is approaching.
50 to 75 guys came running up the street in Colmera, a shopping district in Dili. The shoppers ran and the shopkeepers and their staff [...]
Alkatiri
Alkatiri has indicated that he intends to resign.
The crowds at the palace and throughout Dili were celebrating in the streets.
There was supposed to be a rally at the airport that did not amount to much.
Most of the protesters stayed in town.
The people in the refugee camps watched from a [...]
Unhappy campers
It was another big day for demonstrations in the capitol.
The momentum for change seems to be growing.
There are demonstrators camped out all over town.
Some have been here for 3 or 4 days not counting the refugees that have been here over a month.
There are a few refugee shelters in town. One is a [...]
Protest Rally
Here are a few shots from yesterdays (Saturday’s) demonstration.
The rallys have been peaceful and seem to gain momentum every day.
The energy at these rallys is something else.
It is a privelage in a way to be a part of it and be able to record a bit of history.
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Soldiers (june2006)
The Australian soldiers are keeping things under control in East Timor.
Here are a few pictures. (june 2006)
Energy Exciting times are unfolding in East Timor right now.
I just got back from a big demonstration in front of the palace.
The crowd is fired up chanting GO ALKAIRI! GO ALKATIRI! GO ALKATIRI! Meaning go away, get out of here, resign from office.
(English is not widely spoken here and it almost [...]