Dear friends of West Papua,
We, OPM (Organisasi Papua Merdeka - Free Papua Movement); on this auspicious occation would like to explain to our friends of West Papua around the world that; "we are not the separatists mo- ment,but, we are THE GENUINE FREEDOM FIGHTERS and to protect our own well-beloved national homeland of West Papua,the dignity of our people/nation/state,our natural wealth/riches,our jungles,our mountains,the slope of our mountains,our villages,our gardens,our rivers,our seas,our lakes,our cocoa-trees,our sago trees,and so on, and so on, and that's all and nothing else?" The Indonesian new colonial Government; who are occupying illegally in our own well-beloved national homeland of West Papua-have no rights or have no competent to accuse or label us (the OPM) as the separatists movement, but, if when the Indonesian colonial govern- ment try to accuse or label us the OPM as the separatists movement, OK then, here is our answer; yes, of course, we are the separatists movement,because we want to separate from the Indonesian colonial domination,colonization,slavery,inhuman action,political intimidation, misconduct,mischiefmaker,misdoing,state terrorism,racialism,misery, human richts abuses,murdering,plundering,thefts,all manner of intri- gues,hash-money,and ect. On the other hand; what the Indonesian mean is that; we,the West Papuan oppressed people have no rights to self-determination and independence and become as a master in their own national home- land of West Papua as it has been done by the other people or nation on this mortal earth or how? Jayapura,Papua (ANTARA NEWS) - The Morning Star flag of Free Papua Movement (OPM) was raised illegally at Kwamki Baru region in Mimika district town of Timika to commemorate independence by OPM separatists opposed to the region being part of Indonesia. OPM answer; the Indonesian national flag:merah,putih (red and white) is (the) illegal flag (the national flag of the foreign colonial nation) don't need to fly in the land/country of West Papua;please discard into the fire or to burn up;instead, Morning Star is the legal flag of the West Papuan nation/state of which for the first time was flown in the earth of West Papua since the 1:st of december,1961. Thank you very much for your attention. OPM-OIIO Malmö,Sweden. ---------------------------------------- > Date: Sun, 2 Dec 2007 17:07:17 +1100 > Subject: 1) Morning Star flag raised in Timika, Papua > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > 1) Morning Star flag raised in Timika, Papua > 2) Arrests in Indonesia's Papua as flag is raised > > -------------------------------- > 1) Morning Star flag raised in Timika, Papua > > ANTARA News National > 12/01/07 11:02 > > > Jayapura, Papua (ANTARA News) - The Morning Star flag of Free Papua Movement > (OPM) was raised illegally at Kwamki Baru region in Mimika district town of > Timika to commemorate independence by OPM separatists opposed to the region > being part of Indonesia. > > Some 20 people gathered in Kwamki Baru at 6 a.m. local time on Saturday for > the raising of the flag and then danced around a pole on which top the > Morning Star flag was tied, Papua provincial police spokesman Andi Lolo has > said. > > He added that the illegal flag had been flying in the air for about 20 > minutes before security officials arrived at the scene to have it lowered > and then arrested the people who raised it. > > "The people who raised the illegal flag have been herded to Mimika police > office at Kuala Kencana for further questioning," Andi Lolo said. > > Asked if similar activity occurred in the other part of Papua, the local > police spokesman said there was no other report about the case of the > Morning Star flag raising in the other areas of the province. > > The Morning Star flag represented the territory of West New Guinea from 1st > December 1961 until 1st October 1962 when the territory came under > administration of the United Nations Temporary Executive Authority (UNTEA). > > The flag is commonly used by the West Papuan population including OPM > supporters to rally Self-determination human rights support and is popularly > flown on 1st December each year in defiance of Indonesian domestic laws. > > The flag consists of a red vertical band along the hoist side, with a white > five-pointed star in the center. The flag was first raised on 1 December > 1961 and used until the United Nations became the territory's administrator > on 1 October 1962. (*) > > ---------------------- > 2) Arrests in Indonesia's Papua as flag is raised > > ABC Radio Australia > Last Updated 02/12/2007, 09:28:58 > > > > More than 20 people were reportedly arrested in Indonesia's Papua as they > raised the outlawed "Morning Star" separatist flag. > > A spokesman for the United Front of West Papuan People's Fight, says the > group was making the anniversary of their declaration of independence. > > Meanwhile, ElShinta radio reports around five hundred Papuan students staged > a rally in Indonesia's second largest city of Surabaya in East Java in > support of Papuan independence. > > Every December 1, Papuan activists try to raise the outlawed "Morning Star" > separatist flag to commemorate the independence of Papua. > > Indonesia won sovereignty over Papua, formerly a Dutch colony, in 1969 after > a referendum widely seen as a sham. > > _________________________________________________________________ News, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. 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