Mehrtens spoke at a press conference in Timika, Indonesia thanking those who freed him and saying he was “very happy” to go home, according to AFP. An armed faction of the West Papua National ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was freed Saturday by separatist rebels. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia — The New Zealand pilot who ... “We are pleased and relieved to confirm that Phillip Mehrtens is safe and well and has been able to talk with his family,” Peters said ...

Phillip Mehrtens was taken hostage in 2023 when he ... a "resource-rich former Dutch colony" that is part of modern-day Indonesia, said CNN. His captors had "hoped to press New Zealand to lobby ...

Video: New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens held hostage by West Papuan ... He was held by armed separatists in Indonesia's Papua but was freed by a ...

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A New Zealand pilot held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region of Indonesia was freed Saturday by separatist rebels. Phillip Mark Mehrtens, a 38-year ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, according to a statement from Wellington’s foreign minister on Saturday.

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after more than 18 months in captivity in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, according to a statement from Wellington’s foreign minister on ...