Rebel spokesman said Jakarta had “bribed” one of its commanders via a local politician to release hostage Phillip Mehrtens.

Papua was incorporated into Indonesia in 1969 under a United Nations-sponsored ballot that was widely seen as a sham.

Independence fighters led by Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, stormed a single-engine plane ...

Indonesian authorities said Saturday the New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua ...

A New Zealand pilot held captive by the West Papua National Liberation Army was released after 19 months. After lengthy ...

Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from New Zealand, was abducted by rebels from a remote airport in February 2023.

A faction of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), led by Egianus Kogoya, kidnapped Mehrtens on Feb 7, 2023, after he landed a small commercial plane in the remote, mountainous area of ...

Jakarta and Wellington denied Monday a claim by rebels in Indonesia's restive region of Papua that a New Zealand pilot was ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia's Papua, authorities said on Saturday.

Rebeldes separatistas en la agitada región de Papúa en Indonesia liberaron el sábado a un piloto neozelandés al que ...

Mehrtens was working for Indonesian airline Susi Air when he was abducted on Feb. 7, 2023 by a faction of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) led by Egianus Kogoya in Nduga ...