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.
- LISTEN TO RNZ PACIFIC WAVES: West Papuans fight for self-determination (Duration 6:37
- READ MORE: Raising West Papua’s banned Morning Star flag – a global act of solidarity
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