‘Free West Papua’ Campaign Turns to Social Media for Global Support

‘Free West Papua Campaign’

The ‘Free West Papua Campaign’ is asking Internet users to post photos supporting the hashtag #LetWestPapuaVote.

West Papua is currently a province of Indonesia, but there is a movement inside andoutside the country calling for the establishment of an independent state.The social media campaign promoting the hashtag #LetWestPapuaVote aims to garner the support of the international community in time for the gathering of the International Parliamentarians for West Papua (IPWP) in the United Kingdom Houses of Parliament on May 3.

A brief history of struggle of West Papua 

West Papua was colonized by the Netherlands in 1898. After 62 years, the Dutch government began to prepare West Papua for independence. In 1961, the people of West Papua declared independence and raised their new flag – “The Morning Star“.

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>> Global Voices: ‘Free West Papua’ Campaign Turns to Social Media for Global Support
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Read more in portuguese:

>>  Global Voices: Campanha “Papua Livre” chega às redes sociais em busca de apoio global >> www.pt.globalvoices.org

GLOBALVOICES.ORG|BY DALIA KIAKILIR