Irian Jaya - Indonesia

Sep 1995
With its brooding jungles, snow-capped mountains, and ancient tribal cultures, Irian Jaya is one of the World's last frontiers. But policies encouraged by the Indonesian Government have put all under threat. A new highway is snaking its way across tribal homelands and logging and mining companies have already staked their claim to vast green swathes on either side of it. The mountains harbour the largest single deposit of gold and copper in the World - a bonanza for the Indonesian Government and its American-owned mining partner, Freeport. Locals are being forcibly resettled and to make matters worse the Indonesian Government is bringing in people from the overcrowded island of Java. The indigenous people and their unique culture are being overwhelmed by these new migrants. All this is giving impetus to their rebel movement, the Organisasi Papua Merdeka.

Produced by ABC Australia
Distributed by Journeyman Pictures

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• Government
• Tribal
• mining
• companies
• rural
• Organisasi
• Papua
• Merdeka
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[toyu17]

jewish companies move in the military in .pay the Indonesian government off..take over the land and .push the blk out their land.and rape n pillage all their resources n move them in filthy projects.and make them pray to that filthy faggot named jesus.

[toyu17]

the white men is always raping some poor defenseless people and always manage to put a darker face as their spokesman.

[Killayut]

@welshf1j1 This is  Indonesia

[Killayut]

@450celtic You do not force people to worship your black stone god you call kabba your allah. that god is dead.

[starwarsnerd28]

when president soekarno got into power he wanted develop papua into a modern land but SOEHARTO that dictator only took gold and left irian jaya to suffer and now the current government finds it hard to control papua

[carlytube1000]

i am white person speaking i am sorry that you say this and feel this way; may this horrible truth be true about outsiders taking over land, i speak and cn only sy as witness over his video tha ti am disturbed and upset over this! I can only wish and pray for outsiders to keep their butts outa your land!

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Peace be on to you

[888thedoors]

FREEPORT is the REAL EVIL in Papua. Fuckin white people, take all of our natural resources and destroying our land...War, massacre, poverty, hunger, uneducated people, thats all happen because everything that white people take from Papua is NEVER ENOUGH..they always wants for MORE and MORE...!!!!

[450celtic]

@jackflack1516 Go convert to islam now you weak minded dickhead.

[inn3rligh7]

our world could be so wonderfull, with lovely freedom and wonderfull nature. i never give that dream up,but what i see in the whole world is not that good way, sorry. fight people ... more and more wake up from the deep sleep. truth will always win, we wont hope its too late then... 

[MegaContented]

Darusman has been appointed an expert on human rights by Banki Moon.

Iriyan Jaya people can talk about his record.