The West Papuan community and its supporters around Australia will raise the Morning Star flag today - a criminal offense within the Indonesian province - despite allegations of Indonesian pressure to prevent the ceremony from going ahead in Melbourne. To mark the 53rd anniversary of the raising of the flag, the West Papuan community organised an event called “19 days of freedom”, held in the heart of Melbourne at Federation Square.The documentary Isolated will be screened, and there will be screenings of short videos every day until the 19th, when the Strange Birds in Paradise film will be shown to end the commemoration. But New Matilda has learned after the event was advertised on Facebook last week, the Indonesian consulate in Melbourne immediately sought a meeting with Federation Square.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 08:28:00 +0000
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