The Jakarta Post, October 19, 2004
Papuans demand referendum rerun
JAYAPURA, Papua: Some 100 people protested in Jayapura on Monday, demanding
president-elect Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono re-hold Papua's 1963 referendum.
Grouped under "the Papua Civilian Coalition for Human Rights" and the "Papua
Student's Alliance", the protesters said that the last referendum in 1963 -- which
resulted into the incorporation of Papua into Indonesia -- was not democratic and
should be repeated.
Filep Karma, a protester, said that repeating the referendum would be the best choice
for the Indonesian government to end the prolonged conflict in Papua, rather than the
"half-hearted" regional autonomy drive in the province. -- JP
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