West Papua: Huge Independence Rallies In West Papua As Ban Ki Moon Visits Jakarta

West Papua: Huge Independence Rallies In West Papua As Ban Ki Moon Visits Jakarta   Thousands of protesters took to the streets of West Papua to rally for independence on Tuesday just as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon visited Indonesia. West Papuans hold the UN partially responsible for their failure to secure self-determination after Dutch colonial rule. They argue that it facilitated a sham vote in the late 1960s which led to West Papua relinquishing its sovereignty and falling under...

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