A MAN painted his face with red, blue and white colors. On his bare chest he sketched a white star encircled by red. Under the star he drew five lines in blue, red and white.

The drawing on the man’s body seemed to represent the Morning Star flag (the symbol of Papuan independence) at a celebration of the Free Papua Organization (OPM) at the tomb of murdered independence fighter, Theys Hiyo Eluay. The celebration in Jayapura did not involve th