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West Papua: Civil Resistance, Framing, and Identity, 1910s-2012 (Chapter 12 from ‘Recovering Nonviolent History’)

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West Papua: Civil Resistance, Framing, and Identity, 1910s-2012 (Chapter 12 from ‘Recovering Nonviolent History’)

On June 4, 2000, the Morning Star flag, the enduring symbol of a “new Papua” and Papuan nationalism, was openly displayed during a large public gathering in Imbi Square, Jayapura, and the capital of West Papua. Tens of thousands of people stood solemnly, fixated as the flag was raised beside the Indonesian flag. Many participants were openly crying, expressing years of suppressed emotion. The Papuans present were civilians, all unarmed. […]

Author: Jason MacLeod
Editor: Maciej Bartkowski

From the book ‘Recovering Nonviolent History: Civil Resistance in Liberation Struggles’, 2013

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  • West Papua: Civil Resistance, Framing, and Identity, 1910s-2012 (Chapter 12 from ‘Recovering Nonviolent History’)

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