Evidently, the world is still captivated by suffering. From behind bars, a child is unable to hold back tears. Nevertheless, his cries for sympathy are unheard by officials debating at a negotiating table. This was one of the images on display at the World Press Exhibition 2000, recorded in a photo by John Stanmeyer from the United States. Stanmeyer also succeeded in immortalizing the murder by the police of Bernardino Guterres, an East Timor