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Violent protests in Papua, Indonesia, kill at least 30 people. Most casualties are in Wamena, with deaths also reported in Jayapura. Victims reportedly receive stab and arrow wounds, and others die in fires as protestors torch government buildings.
2019-09-24

Indonesia cuts off Internet in the provinces of Papua and West Papua amid pro-independence unrest.
2019-08-22

An Indonesian military Lockheed C-130 Hercules transport plane crashes in Papua province killing all 13 people on board.
2016-12-18

A Cessna 208 Caravan plane crashes in the small town of Yahukimo in Papua, Indonesia, injuring at least seven people.
2016-06-14

Police in the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua arrest scores of protesters as planned demonstrations to mark the anniversary of the incorporation of the region with Indonesia were to take place today.
2016-05-2

Massive demonstrations in support of the Free Papua Movement take place in various cities in the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua. The demonstrations voice support for the Liberation Movement to become a full member of the Melanesian Spearhead Group.
2016-04-13

Three construction workers are shot dead in Jayapura, Papua, by a supposed armed group, according to Indonesian police.
2016-03-17

The death toll in the Papua province of Indonesia reaches 11 as torrential rain continues to cause floods and landslides, occurring since Saturday.
2014-02-24

Gunmen kill three people near Freeport-McMoRan's gold and copper mine in Indonesia's Papua province.
2011-10-21

At least 26 are killed and many more left missing after flash floods in eastern Indonesia's Papua province.
2010-10-4