Philip Mehrtens, 37, was taken after his plane carrying five passengers was attacked after it landed in the remote mountainous province of Nduga. His abductors, the West Papua National Liberation ...

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.

Philip Mehrtens was kidnapped by West Papua National Liberation Army fighters in February 2023 and was released after lengthy ...

Philip Mehrtens, seized by rebels from the West Papua National Liberation Army in February 2023 after he landed a small commercial plane in a remote area of Indonesia's Papua region, was freed in ...

‘The release of Mehrtens is a reminder that conflict in the region continues to have a very real impact for people’s human rights’ – Usman Hamid Responding to the release of New Zealand pilot Philip ...

As the hostage-taking of New Zealand pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens enters its sixth consecutive month, his whereabouts in eastern Indonesia remain unknown. The West Papuan National Liberation Army ...

Philip Mehrtens, 37, was taken hostage by West Papua ... West Papua has had a special autonomous status since 2001. Since June 2022, it has been divided into five provinces. The resource-rich ...

He said there were “similarities with the 1996 kidnapping and the Philip Mehrtens hostage-taking”. He added Kogoya’s father helped lead a previous hostage taking in West Papua in 1996.

As the hostage-taking of New Zealand pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens enters its sixth consecutive month, his whereabouts in eastern Indonesia remain unknown. The West Papuan National Liberation Army ...