A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia has been freed by separatist ...

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

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

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

STORY: Insurgents freed New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, after holding him captive for a year and a half in Indonesia's ...

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 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.

Mr Mehrtens sobbed while talking to his family via video and an Indonesian official tried to calm him down by patting his back.

I am very happy that shortly I will be able to go home,' says Phillip Mehrtens.

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 ...