The 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 West ...

A helicopter pilot from New Zealand has been killed in the Indonesian ... Since then, Mr Mehrtens has been held captive by West Papua National Liberation Army fighters (TPNPB) - the armed wing ...

A New Zealand ... West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), remain committed to upholding the values of peace, respect and ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The New Zealand pilot ... would not release the pilot unless Indonesia’s government allows Papua to become a sovereign country. Leaders of the West Papua Liberation ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A New Zealand pilot held hostage ... s government allows Papua to become a sovereign country. Then on Tuesday, leaders of the West Papua Liberation Army, the armed ...

As the world closely watches Gaza and Ukraine, a source reaches out from another enclosed area of prolonged armed conflict: West Papua. A New Zealand pilot’s abduction focuses attention on Welli ...

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then the pilot is a spy because we have declared that the area is a war zone". In February 2023, separatist fighters in Indonesia's Papua region took another New Zealand pilot hostage. Phillip ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A New Zealand pilot held hostage ... s government allows Papua to become a sovereign country. Then on Tuesday, leaders of the West Papua Liberation Army, the armed ...