The Build Up to the Solomon Islands Coup (2000)

A People Divided (5 June 2000) We investigate rising tensions in the Solomon Island in a report filmed just before the 2000 Coup. Disputes between guerrillas and police foreshadow more violence to come. Subscribe to Journeyman here: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=journeymanpictures Ethnic disputes in the South Pacific continue in the neighbouring islands of Guadacanal and Malaita. Now Ulufa alu is being held hostage by the Eagle Force , a secret militia supported by the Malaitan police, which is unhappy about the government s refusal to support their land claims. Can these volatile South Pacific islands reach ethnic acceptance? For more information, visit https://www.journeyman.tv/film/753 Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/journeymanpictures Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JourneymanNews https://twitter.com/JourneymanVOD Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/journeymanpictures ABC Australia. Ref. 0753