NZ pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed from captivity in West Papua, Indonesia
New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens has been freed from more than one-and-a-half years in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) confirmed. In a statement, Foreign Minister Winston Peters said Mehrtens was now “safe”.
A New Zealand pilot who was held captive for 19 months by separatist rebels in the Indonesian troubled region of Papua on the island of New Guinea has been freed. Police and military units picked up ...
KEEROM, Papua: Playing together at home with his two cousins of roughly the same age, four-year-old Berto stands out. Unlike his cousins - who appeared cheerful and playful with one another ...
Papua has been a sensitive region since it became part of Indonesia in the 1960s following what some historians allege was a flawed UN-supervised vote. Just 1,063 people were selected to vote.
JAKARTA, Indonesia — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was ...
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