https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/09/deaths-reported-fresh-protests-indonesia-west-papua-190923071714912.html
Idonesia's West Papua *Clashes between protesters and government forces in Jayapura have killed at least four people, including a policeman.* by Febriana Firdaus <https://www.aljazeera.com/profile/febriana-firdaus.html> 3 hours ago Riot police officers fire tear gas during a protest in Jayapura in Papua province in late August [File: Antara Foto/Indrayadi TH/Reuters] At least three protesters and a military officer have been reported killed and several others injured following a new wave of violent clashes between demonstrators and government forces in Indonesia's West Papua region, prompting President *Joko Widodo* <https://www.aljazeera.com/topics/people/joko-widodo.html> to call a security meeting. Aloysius Giyai, head of Papua province's health office, told the news website *Jubi* <https://www.jubi.co.id/empat-korban-meninggal-pasca-pembubaran-mahasiswa-di-uncen/> that the fatalities were from the clashes that took place on Monday in Jayapura, the provincial capital. At least 12 people who were injured were taken to the Bhayangkara Hospital and Marthen Indey Hospital in the city, he said. In a separate interview with Al Jazeera, Giyai also confirmed the fatalities, but added that he could not confirm if three of the four fatalities were students at the Cenderawasih University, where the protesters first gathered. Indonesia protests: Government appeals for calm in Papua (1:39) <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l-Ki9WSiQo> Dedi Prasetyo, a spokesman of Indonesia's national police, also confirmed to Al Jazeera that one police officer was killed. He could not confirm the number of fatalities among the demonstrators. In a statement sent to the media, Lt Col Eko Daryanto, a military spokesman in Papua province, said members of the Papuan Student Alliance (AMP) gathered at the Cenderawasih University. Authorities later ordered the protesters to move the demonstration outside of the campus, which resulted in deadly clashes. Albertho Rumsaur, a resident of Jayapura, said he witnessed the clashes between the joint police-military forces and the students. "The students threw rocks and the police fired tear gas," he told Al Jazeera. Siska Manam, a student, said she also saw civilian militia, who support the military, carrying wood and machetes, giving a chase to the students. The AMP student alliance, however, denied that they have members in Jayapura, adding that they only have a local group in the restive region.
