Could the Papua Hostage Situation Have Been Prevented?

Could the Papua Hostage Situation Have Been Prevented?

Advertisement As Indonesian forces continue their manhunt for a New Zealand pilot taken hostage by Papuan resistance fighters in February, the chances of his peaceful release are growing slimmer – and the governments involved are slowly waking up to the reality that the warning signs were there, but were ignored. The 37-year-old pilot, Philip Mark … Read more

Papuan Separatists Threaten to Execute New Zealand Pilot

Papuan Separatists Threaten to Execute New Zealand Pilot

ASEAN Beat | Security | Southeast Asia The West Papuan National Liberation Army says that it will shoot Philip Mehrtens if the Indonesian government does not agree to independence talks within two months. The ‘Morning Star’ flag used by the Papuan independence movement. Credit: Flickr/AK Rockefelle Advertisement The crisis involving a pilot taken hostage in Papua has taken a … Read more