West Papua Militant News: 2012-06-17

Senin, 18 Juni 2012

Activist killing sparks riot in Indonesia's Papua

JEFREY PATTIRAJAWANE, Associated Press

Updated 04:43 a.m., Friday, June 15, 2012

A Papuan man walks past a burning car following a riot in Waena district, Jayapura, Papua province, Indonesia, Thursday, June 14, 2012. Angry mobs burned cars and motorcycles after an independent activist was shot dead by the police during his arrest, news reports said. A small, poorly armed separatist movement has battled Indonesian rule since it took over West Papua from Dutch colonial rule in 1963. Photo: AP / AP

WP Photos News: Mako Tabuni Funeral Post 7 Sentani West Papua 2012

Very moving display of grief and sorrow for Mako Tabuni as Papuans gather round his body to still the West Papuan National Anthem and raise the Morning Star Flag.
He was a true hero of the people of New Guinea.
His symbol of Freedom will live on forever.