JAYAPURA, Indonesia--Gunmen stormed a helicopter and killed its New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in Indonesia’s restive Papua region on Monday, and they released two health workers and ...
A West Papua Baptist Church priest, Reverend Sofyan Yoman, assisted in the early negotiations of Mehrtens’ release with Indonesia and the New Zealand ambassador in Jakarta. “The pilot was ...
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 ...
The leader of the rebel group who took New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens hostage has denied a bribe was involved in his release, offering an explanation on the motive behind the kidnapping. General ...
Video: New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens held hostage by West ... He was held by armed separatists in Indonesia's Papua but was freed by a ...
The family of a woman allegedly murdered by her Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) pilot husband ... United States, Papua New Guinea, Guam, Afghanistan, Japan, Malaysia and New Zealand, and police ...
The family of a woman allegedly murdered by her Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) pilot husband ... United States, Papua New Guinea, Guam, Afghanistan, Japan, Malaysia and New Zealand, and police ...
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The man charged with the murder of Toowoomba mother, Frances Crawford, will apply for bail in an attempt to be released from ...
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 ...
New Zealand pilot Captain Philip Mark Mehrtens (centre, wearing blue pants) arrives at Jakarta's Halim Perdanakusuma airbase on Sep 21, 2024, after being held captive for 19 months in Papua by ...