Violent clashes in Indonesia as hundreds of protesters demand military withdrawal

NewsWorldAsiaViolent clashes in Indonesia as hundreds of protesters demand military withdrawalHundreds of protesters took to the streets on Monday, and clashes with police broke outAnanda Teresia Monday 27 April 2026 10:03 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2965477","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/asia/indonesia-papua-protests-police-violence-b2965477.html","title":"Violent clashes in Indonesia as hundreds of protesters demand military withdrawal"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-18641","index":0}Protesters have called for the withdrawal of military personnel (REUTERS)For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsSign up to our free breaking news emailsEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Breaking_Newsletter","regTitle":"Breaking News","subscriptionGroup":"breaking_news","subscriptionGroupId":"ea81aa66-1d12-4313-9b4e-6f20b0117b8f","type":"breaking_news","pathPrefix":["/news/uk/crime","/news/world","/topic/race","/topic/racism","/topic/race-and-ethnicity","/topic/diversity","/topic/ethnic-minorities","/topic/muslim","/topic/black","/topic/black-british","/topic/african-americans","/topic/systemic-racism","/topic/bame"],"title":"For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails","mobileTitle":"Sign up to our free breaking news emails","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/breakingNews1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive breaking news alerts by email","newslet...