Scoop Images: Flag Raising At Indonesian Embassy
Friday, 1 December 2000, 12:58 am
Article: Alastair Thompson
A Morning Star Flag raising ceremony was held this morning
outside the Indonesian Embassy in Kelburn by Green Party
activists and including Green Party MP Keith Locke. The
action was held in solidarity with West Papuan independence
activists who are facing a crackdown in West Papua. The
raising of the Morning Star Flag has become a focal point
for the independence movement.
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