West Papua documentary (Part 3) - incl. Kelly Kwalik footage

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This is part 3 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 about a people on the brink of eradication.

Part 3 (7'46"):

• Evan Williams travels by air with members of the outlawed Free Papua Movement (OPM) to a remote highland location. Here he meets grieving but defiant women recently widowed by the Indonesian forces who have set up camp near their village.

• An interview with OPM leader Kelly Kwalik, one of the most wanted men in West Papua. His message is clear: he opposes the Indonesian forces which steal the land and resources from his people. Kwalik explains his reasons for taking foreign hostages.

• OPM members gather as a show of strength. Some have travelled for a week. Many have not seen each other in years. They sing traditional songs and raise the Morning Star flag - both activities are outlawed by the Indonesian government.

(Originally broadcast Channel 4, October 20 2006, 7.35pm)

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