West Papuans protest against Indonesian ruleJAKARTA--West Papuan protesters faced off with police in the Indonesian capital on Thursday in a demonstration calling for the remote region's independence. Many West Papuans see Dec. 1 as the anniversary of what should have been their independence. The Dutch colonizers of the Indonesian archipelago held onto West Papua when Indonesia became independent after World War II. "There were 800,000 West Papuans at that time. West Papuans were promised one man and one vote.

Source: The China Post December 01, 2016 16:12 UTC