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_c... 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:   / journeymanpictures   Follow us on Twitter:   / journeymannews     / journeymanvod   Follow us on Instagram:   / journeymanpictures   ABC Australia. Ref. 0753