asiapacificreport.nz12d
Papuan aspirations at stake in divided Melanesian Spearhead Group politics
Vanuatu: Fourth, Indonesia-Vanuatu cooperation. Although Vanuatu is known as a country that is consistent and steadfast in ...
THE WEEK5d
How a kidnapped pilot put Free Papua movement in the spotlight
The largely peaceful independence movement is, however, overshadowed by armed insurgents such as the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), Mehrtens' captors. Indonesia has proscribed the ...
Newstalk ZB5d
Expert claims NZ wouldn't have paid a bribe for Philip Mehrtens' release from West Papua
The pilot was released last Saturday after 19-and-a-half months of captivity in West Papua. RNZ has reported the West Papua National Liberation Army claims it was paid a bribe, but Foreign Affairs ...
Sydney Morning Herald7d
Kiwi pilot held hostage in West Papua freed after 592 days
Kogoya initially said the rebels would not release Mehrtens unless Jakarta allowed Papua to become a sovereign country. Leaders of the West Papua Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Free Papua ...
The New Zealand Herald6d
Winston Peters slams West Papua National Liberation Army’s claim bribe was paid to secure release
Mehrtens was seized by the West Papua National Liberation Army in February 2023 after he landed a small commercial plane in a remote area of Indonesia’s Papua region. He is in good health and ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation8d
New Zealand pilot freed by armed rebels in Indonesia's Papua region after 19 months held hostage
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than 19 months in captivity in Indonesia's Papua region. He was kidnapped by an armed faction of the West Papua National Liberation ...
Newstalk ZB7d
'Enormous relief': NZ pilot Philip Mehrtens freed from captivity in West Papua
An armed faction of the West Papua National Liberation Army, led by Egianus Kogoya, kidnapped Mehrtens on February 7, 2023, after he landed a small commercial plane in the remote, mountainous area ...
The Jakarta Post6d
Indonesia, NZ deny Papua rebel claim 'bribe' paid for pilot release
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The Washington Post7d
A New Zealand pilot is freed after 19 months in rebel captivity in Indonesia's Papua region
Then on Tuesday, leaders of the West Papua Liberation Army, the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement known as TPNPB, issued a proposal for freeing Mehrtens that outlined terms including news ...
CNN7d
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed after more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua, foreign minister says
An armed faction of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) kidnapped Mehrtens on February 7, 2023, after he landed a small commercial plane in the remote, mountainous area of Nduga.
The Sun7d
Pilot held captive by gun-wielding jungle rebels for 19-months finally FREED after fighters seized plane in West Papua
Phillip Mehrtens was kidnapped by gun-wielding fanatics who stormed his tiny plane after it landed in the remote region of Papua. The West Papua Liberation Army - the armed wing of the United ...