Goa (India) - 1969 - Prisoners of War - POWs

[Pedro Mascarenhas]

https://www.rtp.pt/play/p11840/e695229/prisioneiros-de-guerra

Documentary from Portuguese television - RTP Africa - for African viewers, broadcast on 10/01/2026 without filters or censorship. The importance of Portuguese democracy and freedom of expression.

Former Portuguese soldiers imprisoned by the Indian Army on the day of the liberation war on December 19, 1961, recount their grievances, humiliations, and fears experienced in the detention camps.

They, soldiers, sergeants and officers, were received in Lisbon almost 6 months later as traitors and cowards.

Currently, they are elderly, in their 70s and 80s.

The movie features some previously unreleased photos.

[Roland Francis]

Wish there was an English translation.

Roland Francis
416-453-3371

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