A one-year-old is among three people killed following clashes between Indonesian security forces and West Papuans in a remote Central Highlands village.
Indonesia's military said the violence occurred after a shootout with rebels in the village of Olen, in the Puncak regency.
Activists who supplied pictures to SBS World News said the victims were civilians.
Pictures show a mother with a bullet wound above her right breast, where she'd been clutching her now dead one-year-old.
Her 10-year-old was also killed in the attack.
Witnesses have told SBS News villagers had been gathering for a lunch break after working on a community garden, when the attack occurred.
A west papuan mother shot in the attacks says she lost her one and ten year old children. Source: Supplied
Witnesses have told campaigners in Australia that Indonesian armed forces raided the woman's hut, believing rebels were inside.
West Papua Campaigner Lewis Prai Wellip said Indonesian military and police stormed the area and four others were also injured during the shootout.
“They started shooting discriminately into the civilians that were in the village,” he said.
“They suspect that everything that is going on there has something to do with the independence struggles but at the time there were no liberation fighters in the village.”
The Indonesian military has blamed independence fighters claiming that they were firing at random.
Around 6,000 Indonesian troops have been deployed in West Papuan areas of unrest.
Four others were injured in the shootout with the Indonesian military blaming independence fighters. Source: Supplied
Long-simmering ethnic and racial tensions between Indonesia and the Indigenous Papuans of the region, which is part of Indonesia, have peaked in recent weeks after a number of deadly clashes between pro-independence protesters and security forces.
In the city of Sarong, videos circulated of dozens of paramilitary troops heading towards a nearby protest.
Campaigners said half a dozen peaceful protesters were arrested in an attempt to shut down the demonstration.
Mr Prai Wellip said he feels there was no more room for peaceful demonstration, rally and assemblies for West Papuans.
“Our people are basically living in a cage. They can't come out and freely express what's going on in their hearts and in their minds,” he said.
“You’re not going to solve the problem by sending more military into West Papua - that’s not the answer you need to sit down with the Papuan leaders and find a solution to the problem.”
Meanwhile, the Indonesian government is continuing its efforts to pursue Sydney-based human rights lawyer Veronica Koman, who's been accused of "provoking" unrest.
Indonesian human rights lawyer Veronica Koman says she will continue to speak out despite daily death threats. Source: Dateline
Ms Koman is being pursued by Indonesia for disseminating evidence of security forces carrying out violence in the troubled provinces of Papua and West Papua.
Indonesian Police are yet to confirm whether it has issued an Interpol arrest warrant for Ms Koman.
East Java police spokesman Frans Barung Mangera said police were working on releasing a list of wanted people.
"We will issue the list of wanted persons in the country first,” he told a local TV network.
“After that East Java Police will be working together with our international partners to contact Interpol and various ministries to get to the person who is overseas."
Activists staged a protest supporting West Papua's call for independence from Indonesia and for authorities to be held accountable for human rights violations. Source: AAP Image/EPA/BAGUS INDAHONO
Human rights groups are urging the Indonesian president Joko Widodo to drop the charges against Ms Koman while condemning the crackdown.
In a statement, the International Federation for Human Rights wrote: "We are disturbed by ongoing acts of persecution by security forces, including racism and discrimination, against Papuans."
“We are concerned by the government’s decision to deploy an additional 6000 police and military personnel to Papua,” the statement continued.
Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands have urged Indonesia to allow the United Nations human rights chief access to West Papua.
Indonesia has indicated it is considering the request.
