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 ...

A bearded Philip Mehrtens is pictured with a local official at a press conference on Saturday after being freed from captivity A New Zealand pilot who has been freed more than 19 months after ...

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, 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 ...

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 ...

‘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 ...

Ferguson of Philip is finally coming home ... Ferguson’s name is recorded on the Tablets of the Missing at the Florence American Cemetery, an American Battle Monuments Commission site in ...

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’s freedom proved that the non-violent approach, rather than the use of violence, worked in the government’s efforts to deal with the Papuan armed rebel group. New Zealand ...

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