New Zealand pilot freed after 19 months in rebel captivity in Indonesia …
WEB5 days ago · 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, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch, was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air when he was abducted by rebels from a …
Separatist rebels say Indonesian army attacks threaten the safety …
WEB6 days ago · JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region warned Friday that increased Indonesian military attacks in recent days to rescue a New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage over a year ago could instead threaten his safety.. Independence fighters led by Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, stormed a single-engine plane on a small ...
New Zealand pilot held captive by rebels in Indonesia’s Papua
WEB5 days ago · 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, a 38-year ...
New Zealand pilot freed after 19 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua
WEB5 days ago · 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 Philip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels - BBC
WEB5 days ago · 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 ...
New Zealand pilot freed from captivity in Indonesia's Papua
WEB5 days ago · 21 Sep 2024 01:26PM. JAKARTA: New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released from captivity by rebels in Indonesia's restive region of Papua and was in good health despite the 19-month-long ...
Indonesia recovers body of New Zealand helicopter pilot killed in Papua …
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Gunmen stormed a helicopter and killed the New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in Indonesia’s restive Papua region on Monday, and they released two health workers and two children it was carrying, police said.
Indonesia: UN experts sound alarm on serious Papua abuses, call …
WEBGENEVA (1 March 2022) - UN human rights experts* today expressed serious concerns about the deteriorating human rights situation in the Indonesian provinces of Papua and West Papua, citing shocking abuses against indigenous Papuans, including child killings, disappearances, torture and mass displacement of people.
Indonesia, NZ deny Papua rebel claim 'bribe' paid for pilot release
WEB3 days ago · J. akarta and Wellington denied Monday a claim by rebels in Indonesia's restive region of Papua that a New Zealand pilot was freed from captivity over the weekend after they received payment from ...
A New Zealand pilot is freed after 19 months in rebel ... - ABC News
WEB5 days ago · JAKARTA, Indonesia -- 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, a 38-year-old ...