The Indonesian government handed over Susi Air pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens, who was in captivity by the separatist group led ...

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.

The Papua Police announced that New Zealand pilot Mark Mehrtens, recently freed from the Free Papua Movement's (OPM's) ...

New Zealander Philip Mark Mehrtens, held hostage for over a year by separatist rebels in Papua, has been released, according to Indonesian authorities. Mehrtens, who worked for Susi Air, was handed ...

A New Zealand pilot held hostage for 19 months by separatist rebels in Indonesia’s Papua region was freed on Saturday, ...

Independence fighters led by Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, stormed a single-engine plane on a small runway in Paro and abducted Philip Mark Mehrtens on Feb. 7 ...

ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA – Susi Air pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens was finally freed by the Cartenz Task Force (Joint Indonesian ...

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

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

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed from captivity after more than 19 months following his abduction by Indonesian rebels early last year.

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed from more than 1 1/2 years in captivity in West Papua, Indonesia, Indonesian police announced on Saturday. "We are prioritising approach through ...