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Internal Security Minister Peter Tsiamalili Jr

K100,000 ransom paid for release of PNG hostages clarified as ‘third...

March 2, 2023

PNG Prime Minister James Marape

Marape clarifies kidnappers were paid K100,000 for freeing PNG hostages

February 27, 2023

NZ pilot Philip Mehrtens with some of his West Papuan rebel captors

Two countries, two kidnappings – Port Moresby shows Jakarta how it’s...

February 27, 2023

PNG's Police Commissioner David Manning

Failure to free PNG hostages could cost captors ‘their lives’, ...

February 22, 2023

Police Commissioner David Manning (right) escorts the the three last hostages to be released by the gunmen

Nightmare over for final 3 PNG freed hostages – police hunt...

February 27, 2023

PNG Prime Minister James Marape

PNG’s Marape on the Mt Bosavi hostages: ‘Free them all’

February 24, 2023

PNG's Correctional Services Commissioner Stephen Pokanis

Five prisoners shot dead in PNG after taking pastor, warder hostage

August 28, 2023

An insight into the age and temperament of the PNG kidnappers

‘We chose death over being raped’ – PNG kidnap survivor speaks...

June 29, 2023

One of the kidnapped Papua New Guinean schoolgirls talks about her ordeal

PNG gunmen ‘kidnapped, raped’ 17 schoolgirls before freeing them

June 12, 2023

PNG police . . . another reported kidnapping in the Mt Bosavi area

Armed gunmen kidnap 17 girls from remote PNG village – freed...

June 12, 2023

OPM leader Jeffrey Bomanak

OPM call for PNG’s James Marape as negotiator for NZ pilot’s...

May 27, 2023

PNG Internal Security Minister Peter Tsiamalili Jr on the police staffing crisis

‘Sleepless nights’ admits PNG’s security minister over stretched police

March 19, 2023

PNG deputy opposition leader Douglas Tomuriesa

Plea to PNG prime minister to tell truth about ransom paid...

March 9, 2023

PNG Prime Minister James Marape shared this photo on Facebook of Professor Bryce Barker and one of his research colleagues after their release

‘Thank God’ says PM Marape in social media post about 3...

February 26, 2023

PNG's Deputy Opposition Leader Tomuriesa

PNG’s warlords ‘dangerous’ and ‘outgun police’, warns Tomuriesa

February 24, 2023

Ten men from five clans in Komo LLG, Hela province

Priority with ‘greedy’ kidnappers is to return captives to families, says...

February 23, 2023

PNG Police Commissioner David Manning

PNG gunmen free one of 3 women held captive, reports Post-Courier

February 23, 2023

How the PNG Post-Courier reported the kidnap 210223

PNG police negotiators try to win freedom for hostage researchers

February 21, 2023

The University of Papua New Guinea's Waigani campus

Armed group seize Australian professor, 3 PNG researchers hostage, reports ABC

February 20, 2023

Duterte compares Mindanao martial law with Marcos as hostages taken

May 24, 2017

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens was photographed with his rebel captors in Indonesia's Papua region

I was involved in stalled talks to free kidnapped NZ pilot...

June 15, 2023

If the New Zealand pilot does get out alive, he deserves the media attention lavished on the Australian

Duncan Graham: Compromise worked in Aceh – why not West Papua?...

June 1, 2023

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