West Papua documentary (Part 1) - never screened outside UK

THE AUSTRALIAN AND INDONESIAN GOVERNMENTS DO NOT WANT YOU TO SEE THIS DOCUMENTARY

This is part 1 of an excellent and rare TV documentary about West Papua. A year on from its original UK screening it still has not been broadcast in any other country.

In 2006 reporter Evan Williams gained access, on a tourist visa, to West Papua - a country to which journalists and foreign observers are flatly refused entry by the Indonesian government. After three weeks dodging Indonesian officials and police to gather interviews and information, he filed this report for Channel 4's "Unreported World" series.

Part 1 (9'28"):

• We meet a group of tribal elders, some of whom have travelled for days, who congregate especially to tell the world media about widespread incidents of Indonesian killing and brutality in their native villages.

• The pretext for Evan Williams' visit to West Papua is the Wamena Festival, at which the local governor's speech proclaims Indonesia as "the ultimate in diversity". But for the locals, overrun by Indonesian oppression and largely outnumbered by subsidised Indonesian immigrants, is it diversity or occupation?

• Williams meets a man whose parents and friends were killed by the Indonesians and who has been fleeing the army, hiding out, for five years. He is led to a village in which the locals are mourning the deaths of relatives killed or missing since the March 2006 protests.

Channel 4
Original broadcast - October 20 2006

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• west
• papua
• indonesia
• freeport
• jayapura
• opm
• kwalik
• wanema
• howard
• rudd
• unreported
• suppressed
• banned

[H1MLA]

Indonesia is a racist fascist muslim state, occupying a Black nation they have nothing in common with, all in a bid to steal their land & resources. Diversity? Don't make me laugh. No Indonesian is married 2 a Black papua nor do they mix with them. Posters on Youtube should highlight this genocide murders of Black paupa people, anytime muslims talk of occupation in Palestine, Iraq & Afghanistan. Fuck Indonesia fascist muslim state.

[zedono1391]

indonesians have no right on west papua.....international army must come to west papua and give independence to west papua.

[InFlamezzzzz]

I think Indonesia shouldn't be the only country taking the blame. Other governments are aware this is happening but won't interfere because they benefit economically. American companies such as Freeport (copper industry) steal the lands resources, but what makes it even worse is the environmental destruction occurring. Our capitalist era is simply destroying the world, and killing human beings. Fuck the system and fuck every single government. We're a society run by greed and murder.

[H1MLA]

@SuperLolguy99 I have spoke to many Indonesians about the genocide in WP and their usual response is denial and false claims to the nation state of WP. When I further point out the previous genocide & occupation in East Timor by Indonesia and how you have no links to the indeginous folks there, they immediately deviate from the topic and start talking about Palestine. No surprise there then.

[SuperLolguy99]

@H1MLA Ok...Mr smart ass!! you dont know shit about indonesia!! is like judging a fucking book just the cover but never read the story. im not gonna lie to you I never go on the streets protesting this and that or telling my "racist" government to go fuck themselves and die. Hell I never even been to papua or met a papuan person. the only question is have you ever been to indonesia? Have you ever met a muslim in indonesia and talk to them?

ha?? that what i thought!! you make me wanna laugh

[H1MLA]

@lildeesizzle And you are going to prove me wrong, are you? Get real. Its you who is ignorant of the facts here, not me. Indonesia is an occupational, genocide force in West Papua, FACT! Only racial supremacists like you, attempt to deny this ugly truth.

[H1MLA]

@SuperLolguy99 Respect who? Stop lying. If you respected the Black nation of West Papua, collaborators Indonesians like you would be on the streets of Jarkata protesting against your racist government and asking them to get out of West Papua. You do NOT belong there nor are you culturally linked to the Blacks of West Papua. Muslims fascists like you and others indonesiand who support the genocide of Black folks in West Papua are a disgrace and a stain on humanity. Shame on you. You make me sick!

[SuperLolguy99]

@H1MLA you probably sitting there with that smart-ass look on your face!!! HERE'S AN ADVICE dont just go around and call a country a racist muslim state you dumb fuck!!!! indonesia didn't steal anything from papua but we respect them. The only people that steal things from them is the indonesian's government and yes Im sad to realize that. But think first before you offend a lot of people!!

[lildeesizzle]

@H1MLA No Indonesian is married 2 a Black papua nor do they mix with them. >>> Stupid statement LOL have you even been here to Indonesia??? stop being ignorant..

[LeroyChristian]

anyone who said indonesia is a muslim state are idiots, who dont know anything about indonesia..

[Taurutz]

Im an australian but papua new guinean by descent. The years ive been living in port moresby, there werent much awareness on the plight of west papua. This video shocked me. Ive heard rumours but there is really a genocide going on next door!!!