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PUBLIC RECORDS / PAPUAEdition 2026-10-05
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Special report / Highland Papua

Aris Sanda: loss on the Wamena–Nduga route

For 13 years, he carried passengers and essential supplies to remote communities. The story of a driver, the family he left behind and a vital transport route.

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Aris Sanda
Foto: Fajar Papua
Feature / Penerbangan

Phillip Mehrtens: 594 hari disandera di Nduga, sampai akhirnya bebas

Pilot sipil Selandia Baru itu mendarat di Paro pada 7 Februari 2023, lalu menghilang dari dunia luar selama 19 bulan. Ini catatan lengkap dari hari pertama sampai serah terima di Jakarta — termasuk hal-hal yang sampai kini masih diperdebatkan.

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Phillip Mehrtens: 594 hari disandera di Nduga, sampai akhirnya bebas
Photo: Kompas.id
Visual documentation

Photos of Phillip Mehrtens: from Paro to Halim

Nine credited photographs tracing the Susi Air pilot from the first day of his captivity to the handover in Jakarta.

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Phillip Mehrtens in Timika on the day of his release
Photo: ABC News
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Keluarga dan kerabat melayat di rumah duka Aris Sanda di Toraja Utara
Keluarga dan kerabat Aris Sanda di rumah duka, Lembang Tampan Bonga, Kecamatan Bangkelekila, Kabupaten Toraja Utara. Foto: Kompas.id (dipakai dengan kredit)
Laporan khusus / Papua Pegunungan

Aris Sanda: kehilangan di jalur Wamena–Nduga

Selama 13 tahun ia mengantar penumpang dan logistik menembus jalur Trans Wamena–Nduga. Pada 15 September 2026 ia dicegat di pertigaan Danau Habema, dipaksa mengucapkan dukungan bagi Papua Merdeka di depan kamera, lalu ditembak dan dibakar bersama mobilnya.

Beoga: dua guru, dua hari penembakan
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Feature / Warga sipil

Beoga: dua guru, dua hari penembakan

Oktovianus Rayo dan Yonathan Randen meninggal pada April 2021. Laporan evakuasi mereka memperlihatkan bahwa kekerasan terhadap tenaga pengajar juga menyentuh keluarga dan warga yang mencari keselamatan.

5Reviewed incidents
4Recorded deaths
6Recorded injuries
5Sourced features

Figures cover reviewed database records only, not all violence in Papua. A released hostage is not counted as a missing person.

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