Several Timor youths thought to have died are not allowed to return to home. By local systems of belief, they are dead.
Muhamad Lekibere, alias Lekibere, 51, is unable to meet his family in the village of Fatukalu, Turiskai District, Timor-Leste. He is already considered dead. A tombstone with his name on it has been built. By local custom, he cannot enter his village until a traditional ritual was observed.
June 23, 2015
Muhamad Lekibere, alias Lekibere, 51, is unable to meet his family in the village of Fatukalu, Turiskai District, Timor-Leste. He is already considered dead. A tombstone with his name on it has been built. By local custom, he cannot enter his village until a traditional ritual was observed.
In 1975, when still 15 years of age, Lekibere left his village and fled to Dili, attempting to escape famine as war waged around him. In Dili, Lekibere was r
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