Flight to Freedom - Indonesia

August 2006
As conditions in West Papua deteriorate, more and more people are desperate to flee to Australia. We accompany one group of refugees on their dangerous journey to safety.

In March 2006, Indonesian troops opened fire on a Papuan protest. In the melee that followed, five police were killed and reprisals began immediately. "We know if we are arrested, we will be killed", states one student. Joshua plans to meet a boatload of 22 students in PNG and help them get to Australia. But the boat sinks en route and only a few survive. Despite their ordeal, the survivors remain determined to push on to Australia. If they make it, they will probably be detained for a few years in Nauro while their application is processed. But even that doesn't dissuade them. "We are dead if we go back so we are ready."

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[jengkollovers]

west papuan freedom fighter ; tribesman that try to get money by torching free sentiment, 

[jusitke07]

FREE WEST PAPUA FROM THE INDONESIANS!!!

[jesusnotallah]

But the west is selling this hell country more and more weapons yet they always talk about democracy??? The chines basters are also selling weapons to such brutal regims and state terrorism

[jacketkulit]

@Mettezz11 u idiot..myanmar and north korea are countries...and indonesia is not a muslim country...im indonesian and im christians...and i m super happy by living in Indonesia. i think australia is trying to help papua,maluku,etc to gain independence.

[jacketkulit]

i think journeymanpictures is supporting west papuan independence by making these videos.

[magimee]

Indonesia murni menginvasi Papua Barat melalui kekuatan militer.

[dobenfurz]

kalian tidak mengerti sejarah, timor leste sudah merdeka dari tahun 1975 dari portugal dan tiba2 indonesia datang melakukan invasi ke timor leste....apa itu namanya? kalian merampok tanah orang....itulah sebabnya timor leste ingin merdeka...baik menderita atau bahagia itulah kemauan mayoritas rakyat timor leste...Dan mengenai west papua, tolong yah west papua ini sudah memproklamasikan kemerdekaan tahun 1961 dari penjajah belanda...kenapa juga indonesia harus mengambil tanah papua?

[dobenfurz]

kenapa dengan timor leste?

[dobenfurz]

kenapa dengan timor leste?

[lrs82nila]

@ichaz200588 for you also read better