Suzanne Charlé is a writer and editor based in New York. Her work
has appeared in the New York Times, American Prospect, the
International Herald Tribune and other publications. She is co-editor of Indonesia Under Suharto, to be published this year by the Lontar Foundation.
Seeking to arouse America's compassion, five photojournalists have documented the suffering of terrorized refugees from Darfur in an exhibition that will travel to cities around the country.
Armed militias had forced most journalists to flee from East Timor by September 7, the day then-President B.J. Habibie and General Wiranto of Indonesia declared martial law for the region.