Philip Mehrtens was kidnapped by West Papua National Liberation Army fighters in February 2023 and was released after lengthy negotiations into the care of Indonesian officials on Saturday.

He said there were "similarities with the 1996 kidnapping and the Philip Mehrtens hostage-taking." He added Kogoya's father helped lead a previous hostage taking in West Papua in 1996. where TPNPB ...

Philip Mehrtens, seized by rebels from 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, was freed in ...

Philip Mehrtens’s freedom proved that the non-violent ... saying the group’s sole demand was that Indonesia let Papua form an independent state. On the other hand, the then Indonesian Military ...

He said there were “similarities with the 1996 kidnapping and the Philip Mehrtens hostage-taking”. He added Kogoya’s father helped lead a previous hostage taking in West Papua in 1996 when ...

“We welcome the release of Philip Mehrtens and hope he is provided with appropriate support and care. “This is a significant moment amid the conflict in Papua. The release of Mehrtens is a reminder ...

JAKARTA (Reuters) -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.

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released after more than 18 months of captivity by an armed faction in Indonesia's Papua region. Abducted in February 2023 while flying for Susi Air ...

The leader of the rebel group who took New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens hostage has denied a bribe was involved in his release, offering an explanation on the motive behind the kidnapping. General ...