Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year-old pilot from Christchurch, was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air when he ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was freed ...

Indonesian authorities said Saturday the New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed from more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s Papua, the Indonesian ...

Indonesian authorities said Saturday the New Zealand pilot who’s been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region has been freed by separatist rebels.

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia ...

Papua was incorporated into Indonesia in 1969 under a United Nations-sponsored ballot that was widely seen as a sham.

A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was freed on Saturday by ...

PT Global Papua Abadi’s sugarcane concession in Merauke, South Papua, Indonesia. Image courtesy of Pusaka Foundation. The rest of the land that’s been cleared for the sugarcane project is ...

JAKARTA: Indonesia must address "systemic racism" against indigenous groups in the restive Papua region and uphold human rights standards in the province, Human Rights Watch said on Thursday (Sept ...

Papua armed rebels ready to free New Zealand pilot held for over a year The TPNPB conveyed its plan to release the proposal on Sunday. However, after the statement, Sebby said that Indonesia’s ...

Mehrtens was abducted by a faction of the West Papua National Liberation Army ... However, after the statement, Sebby said that Indonesia’s security forces began sending troops by air to ...