Papuan colors of freedom

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Updated On Dec 01, 2011 10:46 pm IST

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Papuan activists, their body painted with the colors of 'Morning Star' separatist flag, take part in a rally marking the 50th anniversary of failed efforts by Papuan tribal chiefs to declare independence from Dutch colonial rule in 1961, in Jakarta, Indonesia.

Updated on Dec 01, 2011 10:46 pm IST

Papuan activists, their body painted with the colors of 'Morning Star' separatist flag, take part in a rally marking the 50th anniversary of failed efforts by Papuan tribal chiefs to declare independence from Dutch colonial rule in 1961, in Jakarta, Indonesia.

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Protesters take part in a commemoration that marks the 50th anniversary of Papua's claim to independence in eastern Indonesia's restive region of Papua in The Hague. On December 1, 1961, Papuans first raised the Morning Star flag and sang a new national anthem after being granted freedom from more than 130 years of Dutch colonial rule.

Updated on Dec 01, 2011 10:46 pm IST

Protesters take part in a commemoration that marks the 50th anniversary of Papua's claim to independence in eastern Indonesia's restive region of Papua in The Hague. On December 1, 1961, Papuans first raised the Morning Star flag and sang a new national anthem after being granted freedom from more than 130 years of Dutch colonial rule.

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Papuan demonstrators march to attend a separatist flag-raising ceremony in Timika. Displaying separatist symbols such as the Morning Star is an act of treason in Indonesia and several perpetrators are serving 20-year jail terms for the offence.

Updated on Dec 01, 2011 10:46 pm IST

Papuan demonstrators march to attend a separatist flag-raising ceremony in Timika. Displaying separatist symbols such as the Morning Star is an act of treason in Indonesia and several perpetrators are serving 20-year jail terms for the offence.

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A Papuan protester with his face painted displaying the banned Morning Star flag takes part a rally to mark the 50th anniversary of the region's claim to independence in eastern Indonesia's restive region of Papua, at a demonstration in Jakarta.

Updated on Dec 01, 2011 10:46 pm IST

A Papuan protester with his face painted displaying the banned Morning Star flag takes part a rally to mark the 50th anniversary of the region's claim to independence in eastern Indonesia's restive region of Papua, at a demonstration in Jakarta.

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A Papuan protester with his cheek displaying the banned Morning Star flag at a demonstration in Jakarta. Displaying separatist symbols such as the Morning Star is considered an act of treason in Indonesia under the criminal code and several perpetrators are serving 20-year jail terms for the offence.

Updated on Dec 01, 2011 10:46 pm IST

A Papuan protester with his cheek displaying the banned Morning Star flag at a demonstration in Jakarta. Displaying separatist symbols such as the Morning Star is considered an act of treason in Indonesia under the criminal code and several perpetrators are serving 20-year jail terms for the offence.

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Papuan protesters, displaying the banned Morning Star flag, at a rally marking the 50th anniversary of the region's claim to independence in eastern Indonesia's restive region of Papua. Displaying separatist symbols such as the Morning Star is considered an act of treason in Indonesia and several perpetrators are serving 20-year jail terms for the offence.

Updated on Dec 01, 2011 10:46 pm IST

Papuan protesters, displaying the banned Morning Star flag, at a rally marking the 50th anniversary of the region's claim to independence in eastern Indonesia's restive region of Papua. Displaying separatist symbols such as the Morning Star is considered an act of treason in Indonesia and several perpetrators are serving 20-year jail terms for the offence.

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Papuan protesters wearing their traditional costumes and others with their bodies and faces painted, displaying the banned Morning Star flag, take part in a rally to mark the 50th anniversary of the region's claim to independence in eastern Indonesia's restive region of Papua, at a demonstration in Jakarta. On December 1, 1961, Papuans first raised the Morning Star flag and sang a new national anthem after being granted freedom from more than 130 years of Dutch colonial rule.

Updated on Dec 01, 2011 10:46 pm IST

Papuan protesters wearing their traditional costumes and others with their bodies and faces painted, displaying the banned Morning Star flag, take part in a rally to mark the 50th anniversary of the region's claim to independence in eastern Indonesia's restive region of Papua, at a demonstration in Jakarta. On December 1, 1961, Papuans first raised the Morning Star flag and sang a new national anthem after being granted freedom from more than 130 years of Dutch colonial rule.

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Hundreds of West Papuans take part in a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of West Papua's independence from Dutch rule, in Timika, in Indonesia's Papua province.

Updated on Dec 01, 2011 10:46 pm IST

Hundreds of West Papuans take part in a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of West Papua's independence from Dutch rule, in Timika, in Indonesia's Papua province.

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A Papuan protester with her body and face painted displaying the banned Morning Star flag takes part in a rally to mark the 50th anniversary of the region's claim to independence in eastern Indonesia's restive region of Papua, at a demonstration in Jakarta.

Updated on Dec 01, 2011 10:46 pm IST

A Papuan protester with her body and face painted displaying the banned Morning Star flag takes part in a rally to mark the 50th anniversary of the region's claim to independence in eastern Indonesia's restive region of Papua, at a demonstration in Jakarta.

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An Indonesian policeman takes down the banned Morning Star flag raised by Papuan demonstrators in Jayapura. In nearby Timika police backed by troops broke up separatist flag-raising ceremony displaying the banned Morning Star flag on the 50th anniversary of the region's claim to independence in eastern Indonesia's restive region of Papua.

Updated on Dec 01, 2011 10:46 pm IST

An Indonesian policeman takes down the banned Morning Star flag raised by Papuan demonstrators in Jayapura. In nearby Timika police backed by troops broke up separatist flag-raising ceremony displaying the banned Morning Star flag on the 50th anniversary of the region's claim to independence in eastern Indonesia's restive region of Papua.

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