Survivors

Akontesimentu iha Kraras, iha Tahuben loron 8 Agusto 1983, militár sira oho ema barak. Militár Indonézia lori mana Beatriz nia katuas-oan ba oho iha fatin ida ne’ebé mak nia la hatene. …

Maria kaben iha tinan 1975 bainhira Indonézia halo invazaun. Nia ho nia la’en sempre hetan ameasa iha uma no duun sira halo atividade klandestina. Nia la’en hanesan mestre eskola primária …

Iha tinan 1975, Iria iha tinan 15 no ativu iha organizasaun rezisténsia OPMT. Dia tein ba guerilheiro sira iha foho no mehi atu Timor-Leste hetan ukun rasik’an. Bainhira invazaun hahú, …

Sofia da Costa, Baucau Sofia da Costa has said enough. When Sofia was 22 her husband was killed in a conflict between UDT and Fretilin. A year later Sofia began …

Amelia Conçeição has said enough. When the Indonesia invaded Timor Leste, Amelia fled with her family to the forest without having a chance to take any belongings, including any important …

Domingas de Araujo Mendonca  has said enough. When Domingas was 17, she was captured by the Indonesian military. She and six other women were tortured daily: stripped and forced to …

Lucilia da S. Alves Choosing not to feel fear after her father and brother were killed by Indonesia soldiers, Lucilia and her mother continued their clandestine activities. Every day they …

Maria Imaculada has said enough. Maria supported the resistance by transporting food and clothes to the guerilla forces in the forest.She was arrested, detained, tortured and repeatedly raped for over …

Augusta de Jesus Araujo has said enough. In 1980, after the arrest of Augusta’s father who was a village headman, her entire family was exiled to Atauro.  On Atauro, the …

Rosita Maria da Costa has said enough. In 1975 Rosita’s family fled the invasion to Aileu, chased by paramilitaries. They kept moving over a number of years, often without enough …