New Zealand pilot freed after 19 months in rebel captivity in …
WEB5 days ago · A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia has been freed 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 remote airport on Feb. 7, 2023.
New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels - BBC
WEB5 days ago · Last month another New Zealand pilot, 50-year-old Glen Malcolm Conning, was shot dead by a pro-independence group known as Free Papua Organisation (OPM) after landing in the region with two ...
A New Zealand pilot is freed after 19 months in rebel captivity in ...
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 ...
Gunmen Kill New Zealand Pilot in Papua Amid Escalating Violence
WEBAug 7, 2024 · A New Zealand pilot was killed by gunmen on Monday in the restive Indonesian territory of Papua, where violence between the authorities and separatists has escalated in recent years but where...
New Zealand pilot held captive by rebels in Indonesia’s Papua
WEB5 days ago · Left: New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who has been freed more than 1.5 years after being held hostage by a pro-independence group, is pictured, in Timika, Central Papua province, Indonesia ...
New Zealand pilot kidnapping: Indonesia's West Papua conflict ... - BBC
WEBThe kidnapping of a New Zealand pilot by separatists in Indonesia's West Papua region has thrust a decades-old insurgency back into the spotlight. Philip Mehrtens, 37, was taken hostage by...
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 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.
NZ pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed from captivity in West Papua
WEB5 days ago · New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed from more than 1 1/2 years in captivity in West Papua, Indonesia, local police announced on Saturday. "Through the long process of negotiation, with patience not to do it repressively, our priority has been the safety of the pilot through this long process," Indonesian President Joko Widodo said in televised remarks, Reuters reported.
Phillip Mehrtens: Militants squabble over fate of New Zealand ... - CNN
WEBFeb 6, 2024 · Militant rebels in Indonesia’s restive West Papua are urging their most feared comrade to release New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who’s been held hostage for a year.