Separatist rebels release New Zealand pilot after 19 months of ...
WEB2 days ago · JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region was freed by separatist rebels, Indonesian authorities said Saturday.. 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 freed after 19 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua
WEB2 days ago · Sept. 21, 2024, 12:58 AM PDT / Source: Reuters. By Reuters. New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia’s Papua ...
New Zealand pilot held captive by rebels in Indonesia’s Papua
WEB2 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 ...
Separatist rebels say Indonesian army attacks threaten the safety …
WEB3 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 ...
Separatist rebels release New Zealand pilot after 19 months ... - ABC News
WEB2 days ago · JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region was freed by separatist rebels, Indonesian authorities said Saturday. Phillip Mark Mehrtens ...
New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens freed by Papua rebels - BBC News
WEB2 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 ...
Separatist rebels say Indonesian army attacks threaten the ... - ABC News
WEB3 days ago · Papua was incorporated into Indonesia in 1969 after a U.N.-sponsored ballot that was widely seen as a sham. Since then, a low-level insurgency has simmered in the region, which was divided into ...
Indonesia recovers body of New Zealand helicopter pilot killed in Papua …
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Indonesian security forces on Tuesday recovered the body of a New Zealand pilot who was killed in an alleged separatist attack in the restive Papua region, officials said.
Papua - BBC News Indonesia
WEBSep 4, 2024 · Papua - BBC News Indonesia. Laporan Human Rights Watch: Diskriminasi dan pelanggaran rasialis terhadap orang Papua 'lebih banyak dan sangat kelihatan' di …
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...
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