Timor

Timor-Leste | 1999

Camera shots recorded by Max Stahl of the early days of the East Timor conflict as Indonesian backed militias rampaged across Timor causing terrible death and destruction of the villages.

Timor - Around Sept 1999

Timor-Leste | 1999

Beautiful location by the seaside but dead define the scene with blindfolds, clearly executed. Nearby civilians are wounded and tended to.

Kosovo Rushes

Kosovo | 1999

A tragic encounter. British paras paratroopers are patrolling. Kosovo victory celebrations define the atmosphere. A man shoots into the sky in joy. The Brits confuse his celebration with an enemy attack and shoot the man dead. These are the pictures of what occurs afterwards.

The Clintons Visit a Kosovo Refu...

Kosovo | 1999

When We Return

Kosovo | 1998

A personal tale of Kosovars in a refugee camp in Macedonia. Prisoners from a land at war across the border, not allowed out of the camp and with no freedom. Children separated from their families by a terrible war. Lots of boredom, enclosed with nothing to do. It's not all bad; there are occasional days out, clown visits, attempts to make the tragic memories of a war refugee less miserable. Fin...

Kosovars Under Siege

Kosovo | 1998

Albanian villages under siege. Albanian refugees. Refugees escaping. Destroyed and deserted Albanian villages. Boy says he was taken hostage by Serbs. Great seq of Albanian boy crawling through bushes and looking at Serbs camped around village who are clearly visible.

Protest Against Serbs

Kosovo | 1997

Powerful early days report on rebellion of Albanians under Serbian rule. Students protest. Serbs look over. Turns violent. Tear gas. Ivs with Albanians saying prepared to die. Brutal torture stills. Iv predicting worse. KLA getting stronger, masked KLA iv.

Sometimes I Must Speak Out Strongly

Timor-Leste | 1996

BACKGROUND Timor Leste, former colony of Portugal, declared Independence in 1975 and was immediately invaded by Indonesia. Following abuses and massacres, Bishop Ximenes Belo won the 1996 Nobel Peace Prize for his courageous stand in defence of the voiceless majority in his country. Many expected the young man to be amenable to Indonesian ambitions but the Bishop multiplied the size his churc...