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Raising the flag (without getting arrested or killed)

24 November 2016

12:22 PM

24 November 2016

12:22 PM

flag-highlandsOn November 28, East Timorese celebrate the anniversary of the day in 1975 when their country was declared an independent nation and they raised their flag for the first time. On December 1, West Papuans also remember the day in 1961 when they declared independence and their flag, the Morning Star or Bintang Kejora, was first raised. However it is likely that any celebrations there will be broken up with brutality by Indonesian security forces.

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