Separatists in Indonesia's restive Papua region have released images that they say show a New Zealand pilot taken hostage last week is in good health, but pledged he would not be freed until ...

Philip Mehrtens with TPNPB fighters in video footage sent to the BBC Separatist fighters in Indonesia's Papua region have released video footage of a New Zealand pilot taken hostage seven days ago ...

Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s Papua region say they’ve killed at least 13 Indonesian military soldiers after the army sent troops in search of captured New Zealand pilot, Phillip Mehrtens ...

A New Zealand pilot who has been freed more than 19 months after being taken hostage by separatists in Indonesia says he is "very happy" to be going home to his family.

Phillip Mehrtens was captured by separatist rebels after they stormed his plane on 7 February last year. The group had taken him hostage in hopes of forcing talks about independence from Indonesia.

This is the second time the TPNPB has taken a hostage. In 1996 rebels kept 11 hostages (from an original 26) for more than four months, including four Britons and two from the Netherlands.

Philip Mehrtens was taken hostage by Papuan rebels in February. By Tom Housden. in Sydney. ... NZ pilot's kidnappers tell Indonesia to negotiate. Published. 7 April 2023. Top stories.

Rebels in Indonesia's West Papua region have proposed the terms of release for the New Zealand pilot taken hostage almost 18 months ago. The armed faction of the West Papua National Liberation ...

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 ...

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