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The following article is a list of massacres that have occurred in Indonesia.

Precolonial and colonial Indonesia

Name Date Location Deaths Notes
Banda massacre 7 March–late 1621 Lontor, Maluku 2,500–2,800 Genocidal massacre of the Banda people by the Dutch East India Company (VOC) under Jan Pieterszoon Coen during the Dutch conquest of the Banda Islands
1740 Batavia massacre 9 October–22 November 1740 Jakarta 10,000+ Pogrom of the Chinese community of Batavia by the VOC under Governor-General Adriaan Valckenier
Kuta Reh massacre 14 June 1904 Kuta Rih [nl], Aceh 561 Massacre of the inhabitants of Kuta Reh by the Korps Marechaussee te voet of the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army (KNIL) under General Gotfried Coenraad Ernst van Daalen during the Aceh War
1918 Kudus riot 31 October 1918 Kudus, Central Java c. 10 Pogrom of the Chinese community of Kudus by Javanese residents
Laha massacre February 1942 Ambon, Maluku 309 Massacre of Australian and Dutch prisoners of war (POWs) by the Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) under General Takeo Itō during the Dutch East Indies campaign
Bangka Island massacre 16 February 1942 Bangka, Bangka Belitung Islands 82 Massacre of Australian and British nurses and POWs by the IJA following the Fall of Singapore
Balikpapan massacre 24 February 1942 Balikpapan, East Kalimantan 78 Massacre of Dutch civilians and POWs by the 56th Division of the IJA during the Dutch East Indies campaign
Pig-basket atrocity 1942–1943 Throughout the Indonesian Archipelago Unknown Killings of Allied POWs by the Japanese Kempeitai and the IJA under General Hitoshi Imamura during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies
Pontianak incidents 1943–1944 Kalimantan 20,000+[1] Massacres of various Borneo demographies, in particular local ethnic Malay elites, by the Imperial Japanese Navy during the Japanese occupation of the Dutch East Indies
Bersiap killings August 1945–November 1947[2] Throughout the Indonesian Archipelago 3,500–30,000 Revolutionary and intercommunal killings of Chinese, Europeans, Indos, Japanese, Minahasans, Moluccans, and other demographies by (fellow) native Indonesians during the Indonesian National Revolution; in particular between the surrender of Japan in August 1945 and the arrival of the Dutch military in March 1946
Bulu prison massacre August 1945 Semarang, Central Java 200+ Massacre of Japanese POWs by Indonesian revolutionaries during the Indonesian National Revolution
South Sulawesi campaign 10 December 1946–21 February 1947 South Sulawesi 4,600–5,000 Killings of Sulawesi civilians during the Indonesian National Revolution; 3,100–3,500 people killed by troops of the KNIL and the Korps Speciale Troepen (KST) under Captain Raymond Westerling, and approximately 1,500 people killed by Indonesian revolutionaries
Mergosono massacre 31 July 1947 Malang, East Java 30 Pogrom of the Chinese community of Mergosono by Indonesian revolutionaries during the Indonesian National Revolution
Rawagede massacre 9 December 1947 Balongsari [id], West Java 431 Massacre of the inhabitants of Rawegede by KNIL troops under Major Alphons Wijnen during the Indonesian National Revolution
Rengat massacre 5 January 1949 Rengat, Riau 400–2,600 Massacre of the inhabitants of Rengat by KST troops under Lieutenant Rudy de Mey during the Indonesian National Revolution

Republic of Indonesia

Name Date Location Deaths Notes
Indonesian mass killings of 1965–66 October, 1965–March, 1966 Throughout Indonesia 500,000–1,000,000+ Transition to the New Order
East Timor genocide 1975–1999 East Timor (then under Indonesian occupation as the province of East Timor) 100,000–300,000 Indonesian genocidal massacre and state terrorism against the population of East Timor, from the Indonesian invasion of East Timor in 1975–79 until the formation of the United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor in 1999
Malari incident 15–16 January 1974 Jakarta 11 Student protests against New Order government corruption, high prices, and financial inequality turn into violent riots and a pogrom of the Chinese community of Glodok
Kraras massacre August–September 1983 Kraras [de], East Timor (then under Indonesian occupation as the province of East Timor) 200+ Massacre of the inhabitants of Kraras by the Indonesian Army in collaboration with local Hansip during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor
Tanjung Priok massacre 12 September 1984 Jakarta 24–100+ Killings of Muslim residents of Tanjung Priok by the Indonesian military, who had been protesting earlier arrests of mosque caretakers
Santa Cruz massacre 12 November 1991 Dili, East Timor (then under Indonesian occupation as the province of East Timor) 250+ Killings of East Timorese pro-independence demonstrators by the Indonesian Army during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor
Hoea massacre 31 May 1995 Hoea, West Papua 11 Killings of Papuan refugees by the Indonesian Army during the Papua conflict[3]
1996 Timika shooting 15 April 1996 Timika, Central Papua 16 Mass shooting of five Kopassus officers, six Indonesian military officials, and five civilians by Kopassus Second Lieutenant Sanurip at the Mozes Kilangin Airport
1997 Banjarmasin riot 23 May 1997 Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan 137+ Attacks against Golkar supporters, local Chinese and Christians, and businesses by supporters of the United Development Party in the run-up to the 1997 Indonesian legislative election
1998 Banyuwangi massacre 1998 Banyuwangi, East Java 143 A witchhunt in Banyuwangi against alleged sorcerers spiraled into widespread riots and violence. In addition to alleged sorcerers, Islamic clerics were also targeted and killed, Nahdlatul Ulama members were murdered by rioters.[4][5]
May 1998 riots of Indonesia 4–8 and 12–15 May 1998 Jakarta, Medan, Surakarta, and elsewhere 5,000 There were dozens of documented accounts of ethnic Chinese women being raped. Other sources note over 1,500 people were killed and over 468 (168 victims in Jakarta alone) were mass gang-raped in the riots. There is a possibility of 5,000 dead[6][7][8][9][10]
Biak massacre 2–6 July 1998 Biak, Papua 40–150 Massacre of Papuan pro-independence demonstrators of the Free Papua Movement by Indonesian military and police forces during the Papuan conflict
Sambas riots 1999 Sambas Regency, West Kalimantan 3,000 Malays and Dayaks joined to massacre the Madurese. Madurese were mutilated and killed with 3,000 of them died in the massacres, and the Indonesian government doing little to stop the violence[11][12][13][14][15]
Liquiçá Church massacre 6 April 1999 Liquiçá, East Timor (then under Indonesian occupation as the province of East Timor) c. 200 Massacre of East Timorese Catholics by pro-Indonesia militias, mainly Besi Merah Putih, during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor
Manuel Carrascalão House massacre 17 April 1999 Dili, East Timor (then under Indonesian occupation as the province of East Timor) 14 Killings of East Timorese pro-independence figures by the pro-Indonesia Aitarak militia under Eurico Guterres during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor. Guterres has led the Indonesian Laskar Merah Putih militia in Indonesian New Guinea since August 2003
Suai Church massacre 6 September 1999 Suai, East Timor (then under Indonesian occupation as the province of East Timor) c. 200 Massacre of East Timorese Catholics by the Indonesian Army, police, and the pro-Indonesia Laksaur militia during the Indonesian occupation of East Timor
Walisongo school massacre 28 May 2000 Poso, Central Sulawesi 165–191 Massacre of Muslim residents in villages around Poso city by radical Christian militants during the Poso riots as part of the sectarian conflict between Muslims and Christians in Central Sulawesi
Sampit conflict 18–28 February 2001 Sampit, Central Kalimantan 500 Massacre of Madurese migrants by Dayak natives, with violence later spreading throughout Central Kalimantan
2002 Poso bus attacks 5 June–8 August 2002 Poso, Central Sulawesi 7 Bombings and a shooting targeting public transport in Poso, Central Sulawesi by radical Islamic militants as part of the sectarian conflict between Muslims and Christians in Central Sulawesi
2002 Bali bombings 12 October 2002 Kuta, Bali 204 (including both bombers) Coordinated bomb attacks occurred on in the tourist district of Kuta, Bali. The attack was the deadliest act of terrorism in the history of Indonesia, killing 202 people, including 88 Australian citizens and 38 Indonesian citizens.[16] A further 209 people were injured. Various members of Jemaah Islamiyah, a violent Islamist group, were convicted in relation to the bombings, including three individuals who were sentenced to death.
Tarakan riot 27–29 September 2010 Tarakan, North Kalimantan 4 A violent riot between native Tidung and migrant Bugis following the fatal mugging of a Tidung elder by Buginese youths; further escalation is avoided through a government-mediated peace agreement between the communities
Bloody Paniai case 8 December 2014 Paniai Regency, Central Papua 5 Killings of civilians protesting military misconduct by the Indonesian Army during the Papua conflict
Nduga massacre 1 December 2018 Nduga Regency, Highland Papua 20 Massacre of 19 non-Papuan civilian workers and 1 Indonesian Army soldier by West Papua National Liberation Army fighters under Egianus Kogoya during the Papua conflict
2019 Papua protests 19 August–23 September 2019 Throughout Indonesian New Guinea 31–33 Papuan protests throughout western New Guinea, fueled by an incident of racism in Surabaya and the ongoing Papua conflict, resulted in 5–7 civilian deaths in clashes in Deiyai Regency and 26 deaths from looting in Wamena and Jayapura
2019 Indonesian protests and riots 23 September–28 October 2019 Throughout Indonesia 5 Mass protests by students in major Indonesian cities against new government legislation, resulting in the deaths of 3 protesters in Jakarta and 2 others in the Bloody September incident in Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi
Llaga killings 20 November 2020 Llaga, Central Papua 4 Killings of Papuan civilians by the Indonesian Army near the village of Llaga, two youths were shot one dying and the other only suffering injures, around a hour later one teen, one child and a civil servant were executed, during the Papua conflict.[17]
2020 Sigi attack [id] 27 November 2020 Lembantongoa [id], Palolo, Sigi Regency, Central Sulawesi 4 Murder of a Christian family By Terrorist Group East Indonesia Mujahideen. Seven houses, including a house usually used as a place of worship for Christians, were burned[18]
Bilogai Hospital incident 16 February 2021 Bilogai [id], Papua 3 Torture and killing of three brothers by the Indonesian Army while two brothers were visiting their injured brother after he was shot during rioting, during the Papua conflict.[19][20]
Nipuralome killings 4 June 2021 Nipuralome [id], Central Papua 3 Killings of Papuan civilians by the Indonesian Army in the village of Nipuralome, where a man and his wife were killed as well as another man being killed, during the Papua conflict.[21]
2022 Haruku Island riot [id] 25–27 January 2022 Haruku Island, Maluku 3 A customary land dispute between two villages leads to a violent riot; local leaders deny religious conflict, despite different religions between the communities[22]
Telkomsel BTS tower shooting 2 March 2022 Beoga, Central Papua 8 Killings of civilian workers at a Telkomsel telecommunications facility by West Papua Liberation Organization fighters during the Papua conflict
Nogolait shooting 16 July 2022 Nogolait, Highland Papua 11 Killings of non-Papuan residents of Nogolait by West Papua National Liberation Army fighters under Goliath Tabuni and Egianus Kogoya during the Papua conflict
Timika killings 22 August 2022 Timika, West Papua 4 Killings of Papuan civilians by the Indonesian Army, who were attempting to by weapons from the soldiers; they were shot, dismembered and their bodies stuffed in sacks and thrown in the Pigapu River, during the Papua conflict[23]
2022 Southeast Maluku riot [id] 12 November 2022 Kai Besar, Maluku 2 A customary land dispute between two Catholic Kei villages and a Muslim Banda village leads to a violent riot; religious conflict is denied by local leadership[24]
2023 Wamena riot 23 February 2023 Wamena, Highland Papua 12 A violent riot between Papuan residents of Sinakma, Wamena and Indonesian security personnel following the arrests of two Batak merchants on suspicion of child kidnapping during the 2023 Indonesian child abduction scare
Jagakarsa child killings 6 December 2023 (bodies found) Jagakarsa, Jakarta 4 A father of four children Panca Darmansyah (41)[25] beats his wife to the extent that she had to be hospitalized. Subsequently, he was reported to the police and summoned to the police station but refused, citing the reason of 'taking care of the children.' Later, he killed his four children between the possible dates of 3–6 December. The lifeless bodies of the four children were discovered lined up in their bedroom, while their father was found in the bathroom, covered in blood with cut wounds on both wrists (possibly attempting suicide after committing the murders) on 6 December[26][27][28][29]

See also

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