West Papuans mark 60 years fighting for self-determination

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From RNZ Pacific Waves

Pro-independence advocates say the human rights situation in West Papua continues to worsen because of “deliberate ignorance” by Pacific neighbours and the international community.

A collation of Pacific NGOs organised solidarity flag raising events across the region on Wednesday — December 1 — to commemorate 60 years since the banned Morning Star flag was raised in West Papua.

This article is republished under a community partnership agreement with RNZ.


This content originally appeared on Asia Pacific Report and was authored by APR editor.

Citations

[1] Pacific Waves podcast | RNZ ➤ https://www.rnz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific[2] ➤ https://podcast.radionz.co.nz/pacn/dateline-20211202-0602-west_papuans_mark_60_years_fighting_for_self-determination-128.mp3[3] Raising West Papua’s banned Morning Star flag – a global act of solidarity | Asia Pacific Report ➤ https://asiapacificreport.nz/2021/12/01/raising-west-papuas-banned-morning-star-flag-a-global-act-of-solidarity/