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2019-09-24 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. Indonesia

2019-08-29 Tensions escalate between Indonesia and Pacific Island nations as the situation in the province of West Papua worsens after an Indonesian soldier and a West Papuan are killed in clashes. Vanuatuan Foreign Minister Ralph Regenvanu said "something must be done", amid calls to invite United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet to investigate murders and torture in the area. Indonesia

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

2019-03-17 At least 73 people have been killed in flash floods in the province of Papua, Indonesia. Indonesia

2019-03-12 The European Union, Australia, India, Malaysia, Singapore, and Turkey ground all Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets. This means 40% of the global fleet is now grounded, with Indonesia, China and several airlines grounding their aircraft yesterday. Boeing states they will issue a software update for the model within weeks. Indonesia

2019-03-6 The flooding of the Citarum River, Indonesia, causes at least two deaths. Indonesia

2018-09-29 More than 408 people are confirmed dead and at least 540 injured after a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake which hit Palu and Donggala, Indonesia, on Friday. Indonesia

2016-06-24 Seven Indonesian sailors are kidnapped off the coast of Sulu near Mindanao in the southern Philippines raising terrorism fears. Indonesia

2016-01-14 Bomb blasts and gunfire are reported in the centre of the Indonesian capital Jakarta. At least seven deaths have been reported. Indonesia

2014-01-1 Police in Indonesia exchange gunfire with suspected militants near Jakarta, killing six people. Indonesia