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

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed more than 19 months after being kidnapped by armed separatists in Indonesia's Papua, authorities said on Saturday.

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

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

Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s restive Papua region have warned that military attacks in recent days to rescue a New ...

Jakarta: The New Zealand pilot who's been held hostage for more than a year in the restive Papua region has been freed by ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been freed after being held captive for 19 months by armed separatists in Indonesia's Papua. Mehertens was released by a joint team in Nduga and is now ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens freed 19 months after being kidnapped by armed Indonesia separatists - Pilot speaks ...

Separatist rebels in Indonesia’s Papua region caution that recent military actions to rescue a New Zealand pilot, taken ...

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

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

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