Photography by Robin Taudevin

Heavily armed, still-active soldiers of FDTL (Timorese army) patrol the hills above Dili with orders to apprehend the petitioners.
April 3 2006, South-West of Dili, Timor-Leste

A group of dismissed soldiers and youth move deeper into the hills South-West of Dili, after a weekend of violence and shootings in Dili, allegedly perpetrated by the remaining army (FDTL), who were given control of the city between 28 and 29 April.
South-West of Dili, Timor-Leste, April 3 2006

Armed with knives and spears, former soldiers and civilians make their way deeper into the hills to the South-West of Dili. Hundreds fled the capital following violence that began with the riot on April 28th.
South-West of Dili, Timor-Leste, April 3 2006

A former soldier argues with two civilians as to what to do next. Hundreds of soldiers and youths fled Dili in the aftermath of violence in the capital.
South-West of Dili, Timor-Leste, April 3 2006

A traditional spear and a mobile phone with no credit.
South-West of Dili, Timor-Leste, April 3 2006

Soldiers and civilians meet up in a village south of Dili, 3 May 2006. After a week long demonstration ended in violence, hundreds of civilians and soldiers ran to the hills for safety; these groups had lost contact with demonstration spokesman Gastao Salsinha and with their other colleagues.
South-West of Dili, Timor-Leste, April 3 2006

A group of dismissed soldiers and youth move deeper into the hills South-West of Dili, after a weekend of violence and shootings in Dili, allegedly perpetrated by the remaining army (FDTL), who were given control of the city between 28 and 29 April.
South-West of Dili, Timor-Leste, April 3 2006

A man stares at the burnt-out remains of his house, Dili, Timor-Leste. The Taci Tolu neighbourhood in Western Dili was one of the worst-hit areas, and many houses and shops were completely destroyed and several people injured and killed.
Taci Tolu, Dili, Timor-Leste, April 3 2006

Petitioners are given water by locals as they retreat through a neighbourhood of South-West Dili. Fearing the remaining army, who were sent to restore order and capture the petitioners, most fled to the hills South-West of the capital with the intention of regrouping.
South-West Dili, Timor-Lest, 28 April 2006

Lt. Gastao Salsinha (in beret) and his troops retreat through the suburbs of Dili after the demonstration he had been leading turned into a violent riot. Shortly after this photo was taken, Lt. Salsinha was picked up in a large black vehicle, while his men continued to march for the hills.
South-West Dili, Timor-Leste, 28 April 2006

Following a week of demonstrations that culminated in a violent riot, Western East Timorese youths and soldiers take to the back streets of Dili and make their way to the hills behind the capital to seek refuge from the remaining army (FDTL), who were given martial control over the city.
South-West Dili, Timor-Leste, 28 April 2006