Thousands Request Evacuation From Wamena Following Monday's Riots

... least a thousand residents of Wamena in Papua's Jayawijaya district ... Papuans, had died in the Wamena riots. Some burned to death ... as those wanting to leave Wamena over safety concerns," First Marshal ... about 4,500 residents of Wamena who have been taking shelter ...

Calm Returns to Papua, but Riot Death Toll Rises to 26

... were injured during riots in Wamena, the capital of Jayawijaya district ... person has died at the Wamena state hospital," the police ... shelter in four locations in Wamena – the police headquarters, the ... they suspected the riot in Wamena was orchestrated by the ...

Death Toll Rises to 20 in Papua Unrest; Hundreds Arrested

... broke out in Jayapura and Wamena in Papua Province on Monday ... had died in unrest in Wamena in Jayawijaya district on Monday ... the violence. The riot in Wamena started after a brawl between ...

Soldier Killed by Mob During Jayapura Protest

... also wounded in the violence. Wamena Riot Separately on Monday, a ... riot broke out in Wamena in Jayawijaya district, also in ... to restore order," Ahmad said. Wamena Airport has been closed due ... 's violence in Jayapura and Wamena. He added that the government ...

Airport Closed as Riot Breaks Out in Wamena

... in the city, including the Wamena district head office, forcing ... local officials to close the Wamena Airport, Antara news agency ... not confirm information that the Wamena district head office had ... 20 flights bound to the Wamena Airport had already been ...

Islamic State-Affiliated Group Calls for Jihad in Papua: Defense Minister

... to be active in Jayapura, Wamena, FakFak, Manokwari and Merauke. "Their ...

One Gunman Killed, Two Police Officers Wounded in Papua Gunfight

... at the Jibama market in Wamena in Papua's Jayawijaya district ... now being treated at the Wamena Hospital. "We told the armed ...

Papua Court Jails Polish Citizen for 5 Years on Treason Charge

Jakarta. The Wamena District Court in Papua jailed ... years. Police arrested Skrzypski in Wamena, Jayawijaya district, in August last ... Jakub Fabian Skrzypski went to Wamena and met several people at ...

Celebration of Democracy

... a polling station in Libarek Wamena subdistrict of Jayawijaya, Papua. (Antara ...

12-Year-Old Boy Sole Survivor of Plane Crash That Killed 8 in Papua

... include a plane crash in Wamena, Papua, last year that claimed ...