Phillip Mehrtens, Indonesia and Papua
Expert claims NZ wouldn't have paid a bribe for Philip Mehrtens' release from West Papua
RNZ has reported the West Papua National Liberation Army claims it was paid a bribe, but Foreign Affairs Minister Winston Peters says that's entirely unsubstantiated.. West Papua Action Aotearoa spokesperson Catherine Delahunty says no one thinks New Zealand paid it.
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.
Indonesia, NZ deny Papua rebel claim 'bribe' paid for pilot release
Jakarta and Wellington denied Monday a claim by rebels in Indonesia's restive region of Papua that a New Zealand pilot was freed from captivity over the weekend after they received payment from a local leader.
A New Zealand pilot is freed after 19 months in rebel captivity in Indonesia’s Papua region
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.
After release from West Papua rebels: Kiwi pilot Phillip Mehrtens’ first hours of freedom
Winston Peters has shared details of Mehrtens’ first hours of freedom.
Phillip Mehrtens' hostage-takers claim bribe was paid to secure release
The West Papua National Liberation Army, which held pilot Kiwi Phillip Mehrtens for more than 19 months, says a bribe was paid for his release.
Kiwi pilot held hostage by West Papua rebel group freed after 592 days in captivity
A New Zealand pilot who was taken hostage in Indonesia by a West Papua rebel group in February 2023 has finally been freed ...
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Papua hostage release after nerve wracking negotiations
Mr Mehrtens was taken hostage in February 2023 by the West Papua National Liberation Army, which is pushing for independence ...
Pilot hostage freed by Papua rebels 'very happy' to go home
New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens was kidnapped and held captive by separatists in Indonesia's West Papua region.
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 ...
New Zealand Pilot Phillip Mehrtens Freed From Captivity in Indonesia's Papua
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who has been freed more than 1-1/2 years after being held hostage by a pro-independence ...
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Relief as New Zealand pilot freed from captivity in Papua
Calls for a peaceful resolution to the continuing conflict in Papua have grown following the release of New Zealand pilot ...
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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.