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Headlines. Coming up at five is sally bundock. Now on bbc news its hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk. Im at stephen sackur. Indonesia has big ambitions to bea sackur. Indonesia has big ambitions to be a 21st century regional superpower. It has the right kind of assets in terms of population, natural resources, and strategic position, but there are clouds on the horizon. Not least in west papua, the vast Territory Incorporated into indonesia at the end of Dutch Colonial rule. Five decades jakarta has suppressed a Papuan Independence Movement stop in recent months tensions have flared into violence. My guest is benny wenda, exiled leader of the west papuan Liberation Movement. Can he ta ke papuan Liberation Movement. Can he take on jakarta and papuan Liberation Movement. Can he take onjakarta and when . Benny wenda, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. Last month we saw violent clashes between Indonesian Security personnel and civilians in west papua. There were a number of deaths,
Racial and ethnic discrimination and are demanding a referendum on independence Victoria Gate and b. Of reports in the capital of indonesias remote papworth province government offices set alight by protesters 24 hours earlier are still burning. Thursdays demonstrations were triggered by videos circulated online showing Indonesian Security forces calling papuans students monkeys and dogs protest leaders say the government must treat papuans equally. Why is Law Enforcement not conducted properly especially in soraya the Legal Process started after we demonstrated but racism has happened a long time fuelling popcorns anger. In 1963 the un declared indonesia could take control of west papua if its inhabitants agreed in a referendum but when the election took place 6 years later only around 1000 people took part they voted in favor of indonesia but many papuans say the vote was rigged. Greed. Says over discrimination have been further inflamed by concerns that papuans have benefited from t
Sally this is the story indonesia doesnt want the world to know. [singing] sally we start our journey in port moresby where the morning star flag, the symbol of west papuan independence, is being celebrated. Musician ronny kareni wears the colors with pride. Ronny kareni for me, it represents my people and the significance of how many people left suffered or died or imprisoned just for that morning star flag. Sally ronny fled from west papua nearly 40 years ago and now lives in australia. The performers are drumming up support for their compatriots across the border. Ronny [speaking foreign language] sally in indonesiancontrolled west papua, flying this flag can get you arrested or worse. Ronny it makes what we are fighting for and representing that morning star become so significant that it is something that we will die for. Sorong samarai, one people, one soul, one destiny Sorong Samarai, weve got to keep on pushing sally the band, Sorong Samarai, sings the soundtrack of the independ