2) Highland Papua pledges full support for Prabowo’s Asta Cita
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1) 7-year-old Arestina Giban was shot in Nduga, and her body was never found.
December 27, 2025 in Press Releases Reading Time: 3 mins read
Author: Jubi Admin - Editor: Syofiardi Bachyul
Refugees from Gearek District, Nduga Regency, met the sub-district head's entourage and students in six vehicles. (Doc: YKKMP/Humanitarian Team)
Jayapura, Jubi – A written report by Yefta Lengka (Humanitarian Activist and member of the Humanitarian Team) was sent to Jubi.id as a press release. The report was written based on the results of a nine-day investigation by the Papua Justice and Human Integrity Foundation (YKKMP) and the Humanitarian Team in Nduga Regency, Papua Highlands Province. The Humanitarian Team was led by Theo Hesegem, Executive Director of YKKMP.
The report states that on December 10, 2025, the Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) conducted surveillance using three helicopters in the skies over Gearek District, Nduga Regency, without any reason. "The community was confused and wondering. Fear gripped them."
The following day, on December 11, 2025, three helicopters and three drones monitored the skies over Gearek District. The helicopters landed and dropped officers in Wene Worasosa Village.
"Prior to this, one of the helicopters fired from above at the edge of a resident's house and fired three mortar rounds," the report stated.
Seeing this, the residents fled towards the Kali Mbunu forest to save themselves. They took shelter in the forest for a day. From there, they fled to Enggolok and spent the night there. Afterward, they continued their journey to Wendama Terminal towards Kenyam.
They walked to Nggeni Village and met the sub-district head's entourage and students in six cars. They arrived in Kenyam on December 14, 2025. There, they were housed at the Kenyam Elementary School. The evacuees were given three rooms to stay in.
The total number of affected residents reached 580. Seventy-one of them fled to Kenyam. The rest of the population fled to the forest and neighboring villages. Sixty-one of them fled to Kali Mbunu in two locations, and they have not yet returned to their villages.
Other refugees are located in seven villages: Sanelak (49 people, who returned on December 14, 2025), Pasir Putih (13 people, who have not yet returned), Engglok (1 person, who has returned), Tribit Village (14 people, who have not yet returned), Yunusugu Village (315 people, who have returned), Kenyeam (71 people, who have not yet returned), and Nggebem (2 people who went to the Bethel congregation, who have not yet returned).
"The attack was carried out indiscriminately. There was no resistance or retaliation from local residents," the report stated.
Refugees from Gearek District, Nduga Regency, encountered the sub-district head's entourage and students traveling in six cars. (Doc: YKKMP/Humanitarian Team)
"The people of Wene Worasosa Village, Gearek District, were confused and didn't understand what was happening, as were the neighboring villages," the report continued.
The report stated that due to the sound of helicopters, gunfire, and mortar explosions, local residents fled into the surrounding forest.
"Under duress. Without carrying anything. Without retaliating with anything. Survival was the primary goal at that time."
The Humanitarian Team report explained that after the Indonesian Military (TNI) conducted a one-day and one-night operation, they left Wene Worasosa Village, Gearek District, Nduga Regency, at 7:30 a.m. WIT the following day. They did not return until the humanitarian team went into the field to investigate, monitor, and install billboards.
7-Year-Old Child (Arestina Giban) Shot in the Head
In this incident, according to an investigative report by the Papua Justice and Human Integrity Foundation (YKKMP) and the Humanitarian Team, a 7-year-old child named Arestina Giban was shot from a plane while her mother was running with her eldest child into the forest.
"The child was shot in the head (the back of the brain penetrated the front), destroying her head and face. Seeing her child shot and falling from her shoulder, the mother tried to save her eldest child and hid him behind her aunt's grave," the report stated.
After hiding her eldest child, she couldn't resist going to retrieve her child's body. As she was about to visit the child's body, which lay on its back, she was hit by shrapnel from a mortar shell dropped from a nearby helicopter.
The shrapnel lodged in her right thigh. Because she was shot, she couldn't visit her child's body. She simply lay down on the road, closed her eyes, and covered herself with a cloth. She then fled and hid not far from her house.
"At that time, the deployed troops conducted an operation and destroyed all the residents' houses. One of the TNI officers who passed by the victim's body kicked it, causing it to fall into a ditch. This happened while the mother and her eldest child were watching from hiding," the report stated.
Due to the uncontrolled gunfire and extensive drone surveillance, they fled into the forest and away from the settlement.
Arestina Giban's body 'forcibly disappeared'
After the incident, the report stated that a day later, several people searched for Arestina Giban. However, she was not found at the scene. They searched for the victim for three days, but still, she was nowhere to be found.
Arestina Giban's mother (7 years old) recounted her experience to the Papua Justice and Human Integrity Foundation (YKKMP) and the Humanitarian Team. (Doc: YKKMP/Humanitarian Team)
"To date, the Humanitarian Team conducting the investigation has not been able to find [the victim's body]. The team did find indications of burial nearby, due to a fishy odor. However, the team hesitated to exhume the site because they suspected the Indonesian military had planted a mine with Arestina Giban's child's body. Therefore, the Humanitarian Team left the scene and left."
The victim's mother is said to be still recovering and remains in a refugee camp because her house was severely damaged.
Elius Baye (35 years old) dies in refugee camp
After two days of refuge, Elius Baye, the head of a family with a child, died in a refugee camp in Yunusugu Village, Tomor District, Asmat Regency.
Elius Baye had previously been ill in his village. However, due to the attack, he fled to save his family. Baye died one day in the refugee camp. (*)
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2) Highland Papua pledges full support for Prabowo’s Asta Cita
December 27, 2025 19:08 GMT+700
Wamena (ANTARA) - The provincial government of Highland Papua has affirmed its commitment to fully supporting the implementation of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s eight core missions, collectively known as the Asta Cita.
Highland Papua Deputy Governor Ones Pahabol stated that his administration will make all-out efforts to ensure the optimal implementation of the president’s initiatives across the province over the next five years.
“We believe the president’s eight-point vision embodies many values and should be carried out by all regional leaders, both at the provincial and district levels,” he remarked in Wamena, Jayawijaya District, on Saturday.
Pahabol pointed out that Asta Cita encapsulates strategic initiatives aimed at upholding the national ideology of Pancasila, democracy, and human rights; strengthening national defense and security; and bolstering national independence through self-reliance in food and energy.
He further explained that the Asta Cita missions reflect the nation’s determination to pursue quality job creation, entrepreneurial growth, creative industry development, infrastructure construction, human resource enhancement, science and technology mastery, education and health care improvements, sporting excellence, gender equality, youth empowerment, and a disability-friendly society.
Through the missions, he continued, President Prabowo also seeks to boost the value of natural resources through industrialization and downstreaming, build the nation from villages to curb economic disparities, realize good governance, strengthen corruption and drug prevention, preserve culture and nature, and promote interfaith harmony.
The deputy governor highlighted that his administration is prioritizing programs in education, health, infrastructure, and the local economy.
“Our goal is to nurture highquality young Highland Papuans with skills across various fields to help advance the region in the future,” he added.
He further emphasized the importance of all eight districts fully capitalizing on local land and forestry resources to drive development.
“We envision residents making the most of the province’s vast land for agriculture, plantations, and freshwater aquaculture to achieve economic growth,” Pahabol said.
To that end, he pledged full government support for those working to harness Highland Papua’s potential.
Related news: Indonesian troops expand lifesaving medical outreach in Papua Highland
Highland Papua Deputy Governor Ones Pahabol stated that his administration will make all-out efforts to ensure the optimal implementation of the president’s initiatives across the province over the next five years.
“We believe the president’s eight-point vision embodies many values and should be carried out by all regional leaders, both at the provincial and district levels,” he remarked in Wamena, Jayawijaya District, on Saturday.
Pahabol pointed out that Asta Cita encapsulates strategic initiatives aimed at upholding the national ideology of Pancasila, democracy, and human rights; strengthening national defense and security; and bolstering national independence through self-reliance in food and energy.
He further explained that the Asta Cita missions reflect the nation’s determination to pursue quality job creation, entrepreneurial growth, creative industry development, infrastructure construction, human resource enhancement, science and technology mastery, education and health care improvements, sporting excellence, gender equality, youth empowerment, and a disability-friendly society.
Through the missions, he continued, President Prabowo also seeks to boost the value of natural resources through industrialization and downstreaming, build the nation from villages to curb economic disparities, realize good governance, strengthen corruption and drug prevention, preserve culture and nature, and promote interfaith harmony.
The deputy governor highlighted that his administration is prioritizing programs in education, health, infrastructure, and the local economy.
“Our goal is to nurture highquality young Highland Papuans with skills across various fields to help advance the region in the future,” he added.
He further emphasized the importance of all eight districts fully capitalizing on local land and forestry resources to drive development.
“We envision residents making the most of the province’s vast land for agriculture, plantations, and freshwater aquaculture to achieve economic growth,” Pahabol said.
To that end, he pledged full government support for those working to harness Highland Papua’s potential.
Related news: Indonesian troops expand lifesaving medical outreach in Papua Highland
Translator: Yudhi E, Tegar Nurfitra
Editor: M Razi Rahman
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