Papua Calls for Independence from Indonesia (2000)

Papua - Slipping Away (2000) - Tensions are rising in the Indonesian province of Papua as pro-independence leaders claim Jakarta is plundering the region's resources.

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"We're different to ordinary Indonesians - we have different hair and skin colour. We're Melanesians", says Chief Theys, commonly called the 'Big Leader' of the independence movement. Indonesia has granted some concessions since the fall of Suharto two years ago - the name change from Irian Jaya to Papua, the right to raise their flag and to sing the national anthem - but Papuans aren't pacified. With one of the world's richest gold and copper mines, Papua is tied to Indonesia by wealth.

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