Winston Peters slams West Papua National Liberation Army’s claim bribe was paid to secure release
West Papua National Liberation Army held the NZ pilot for more than 19 months.
Irish Sun1d
Pilot held captive by gun-wielding jungle rebels for 19-months finally FREED after fighters seized plane in West Papua
Phillip Mehrtens was kidnapped by gun-wielding fanatics who stormed his tiny plane after it landed in the remote region of ...
Sydney Morning Herald1d
Kiwi pilot held hostage in West Papua freed after 592 days
Kogoya initially said the rebels would not release Mehrtens unless Jakarta allowed Papua to become a sovereign country.
Rights Group Calls On Indonesia To End 'Systemic Racism' In Papua
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 Thursday.
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World’s biggest deforestation project gets underway in Papua for sugarcane
Excavators have begun clearing land in the Indonesian region of Papua in what’s been described as the largest deforestation ...
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We Fed This Village! (THE WILD WEST PAPUA)
Retired Hawaii lawmaker fights order to pay maintenance fees for her condo that ‘burned to the ground’ in the Lahaina disaster — claims condo association using the tragedy to ‘entrap owners' Hezbollah ...