Phillip Mehrtens was recently released alive after more than a year ... But it didn’t mean the conflict in West Papua simply ...

There are many irregularities in relation to the detention of Tom Lembong. Without sufficient evidence of corruption, this case can be considered as politicization, and not enforcement, of the law.

There are many irregularities in relation to the detention of Tom Lembong. Without sufficient evidence of corruption, this case can be considered as politicization, and not enforcement, of the law.

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was freed Saturday by separatist rebels. Phillip Mark Mehrtens ...

Video: New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens held hostage by West Papuan ... He was held by armed separatists in Indonesia's Papua but was freed by a ...

Very little about West Papua reaches the outside world because Indonesia tightly controls access for foreign journalists and human rights monitors. New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens was ...

As Phillip Mehrtens reintegrates back into “normal” life, Kogoya, the 20-year-old leader of the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement, explains the reasons for holding Mehrtens hostage.

Phillip Mehrtens, 38, was released on Saturday by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) insurgent group after 19 months in captivity. Sebby Sambom, a spokesman for the group, said the ...

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, Papua ...

The family thanked the New Zealand media "for showing restraint and sensitivity" during Mehrtens time in Papua and asked for privacy "so he can adjust to life after captivity". "Phillip has been ...

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. Mehrtens was freed and picked ...