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

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released after 18 months of captivity in Indonesia's Papua. He was kidnapped by an armed faction of the West Papua National Liberation Army led by Egianus ...

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

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed from more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia's Papua, the Indonesian ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released after being kidnapped for over 19 months by separatists in Indonesia's Papua. Mehrtens is currently undergoing medical evaluations. A coordinated ...

An armed faction of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), led by Egianus Kogoya, kidnapped Mehrtens on Feb. 7, ...

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

Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have warned that military attacks in recent days to rescue a New ...

Los rebeldes separatistas en la agitada región indonesia de Papúa advirtieron el viernes que el aumento de los operativos ...

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

On behalf of the ULMWP, I wholeheartedly welcome the release of Phillip Mehrtens after one and a half years in captivity. The ...