Australian Left Review

Article Title

Photoessay: East Timorese Refugees in Portugal

Authors

Oliver Strewe

Abstract

The victims of the Indonesian ‘incorporation’ of East Timor are not only those who have died or been imprisoned. Many people are in exile. These are a forgotten people living in huts, humpies and tents on the outskirts of Lisbon in Portugal. Most hope to migrate to Australia, to be closer to home or to be reunited with members o f their family. A photographic essay by Oliver Strewe.