Free West Papua Campaign (Nederland) and Dutch Veterans to demonstrate against ban on raising the West Papuan flag on Veterans Day this Saturday facebook/events/698846566819166/ telegraaf.nl/binnenland/22776186/__Verboden_vlag_Veteranendag__.html West Papuans and Dutch veterans who fought for a Free West Papua in the 1960s proudly raise the West Papuan national flag every year on Veterans Day to remember those who fought and gave their lives in the Second World War and in the 1960s defending West Papua from Indonesian invasion. But this year, a major stir has been created in the Netherlands as the veterans have been told for the first time (under pressure from the Indonesian Embassy) that they are not allowed to raise the West Papuan Morning Star flag on Veterans Day 28th June, despite the fact that they fought and died for it and that the Queen of the Netherlands herself acknowledged that the flag belonged to the people of West Papua and was a symbol of our independence. Lieutenant-Colonel Klaas Bloem (77), affiliated with the Association of Dutch New Guinea Soldiers (VNNGM) said that the ban was ridiculous. The Free West Papua Campaign, together with Dutch supporters is calling on people to assemble en masse during the veterans day parade and to bring as many West Papuan national Morning Star flags as possible in support of the veterans. Please come and show your support for West Papua at this event in the Hague. These people fought and died for the people of West Papua and the West Papuan national flag. It is absolutely their right to raise it and we will be sure to be with them on Saturday #FreeWestPapua #WestPapua #PNG #Papua #VeteranenDag #Papoea #WestPapuaGenocide #15yearsforaflag
Posted on: Fri, 27 Jun 2014 21:16:12 +0000