Tag: TPNPB
West Papuan rebels condemn NZ for ‘collusion’ with Indonesia, risks to hostage pilot safety
Jubi News in Jayapura
Captured pilot Philip Mehrtens has called on the Indonesian government to stop military operations in the Nduga highlands in a bid...
‘I’m alive, healthy . . . stop the bombs,’ says kidnapped NZ pilot in new West Papua video
RNZ Pacific
New Zealand hostage Phillip Mehrtens, who is being held by pro-independence fighters in West Papua, appears well in a newly-released video.
It comes as...
Deadly clash in West Papua during Indonesian rescue bid for NZ pilot
By Stefan Armbuster
Indonesia’s military confirms one soldier was killed and more are unaccounted for after clashes with the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB-OPM)...
Search for NZ pilot taken hostage by Papuan rebels extended, says Indonesia
RNZ Pacific
The authorities in Indonesia’s Papua region say the search for a New Zealand pilot taken hostage by West Papua Liberation Movement freedom fighters...
Hostage NZ pilot appears in new Papuan rebel video amid ‘don’t work here’ warning
Asia Pacific Report
The West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) has released a new video about New Zealand hostage pilot Philip Mehrtens and a Papuan...
Why a NZ pilot is a pawn in the West Papua conflict that the world ignores
ANALYSIS: By Camellia Webb-Gannon, University of Wollongong
“Phil Mehrtens is the nicest guy, he genuinely is — no one ever had anything bad to say...