Indonesia’s military says that it has arrested 13 soldiers after the emergence of a video showing the torture of a man believed to be a member of a Papuan separatist group. The video, which has been doing the rounds on social media since last month, shows men kicking, beating, and dunking a man in a … Read more
Separatist rebels in Papua say that they are ready to release a New Zealand pilot, a year to the day after taking him hostage in a remote part of the restive region of eastern Indonesia. Philip Mehrtens was abducted by independence fighters on February 7, 2023, shortly after his single-engine plane touched down at an … Read more
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