Tag: Egianus Kogoya
Hipkins urges release of NZ hostage six months after Papua kidnapping
RNZ Pacific
Prime Minister Chris Hipkins has called again for the immediate release of New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens, who has now been held hostage...
Jakarta’s rights commission criticised for ‘failure’ over NZ pilot hostage case
By Singgih Wiryono in Jakarta
Indonesia's former National Human Rights Commission (Komnas HAM) chairperson Ahmad Taufan Damanik says it is difficult to expect Komnas HAM...
Papuan churches call on Jokowi to halt military ops for NZ...
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist
The West Papuan Council of Churches says New Zealand hostage pilot Phillip Mehrtens' life is in danger if negotiations...
Author-poet condemns Papuan rebel threat to shoot NZ hostage pilot if...
Asia Pacific Report
An Australian author-poet and advocate for West Papuan independence has condemned a reported threat against the life of a New Zealand hostage...
Indonesian security forces attack West Papuan rebels holding NZ pilot
By Finau Fonua, RNZ Pacific journalist, and Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor
Indonesian security forces in Papua last week launched an offensive against the West...
Papuan churches plea to rebel leader Egianus Kogoya to free NZ...
Jubi News in Jayapura
The Papuan Church Council has called on the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) unit led by Egianus Kogoya to immediately...