Tag: TPNPB
More videos of Kiwi hostage in Papua – warning over Indonesian...
RNZ Pacific
More videos appear to have been released by the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) showing New Zealand hostage Phillip Mehrtens.
The New Zealander...
Indonesian military deny bombing Papua district in bid to free NZ...
Asia Pacific Report
Indonesia's military regional command in Papua has denied claims made by a pro-independence West Papuan group that abducted New Zealand pilot Phillip...
West Papua advocacy group condemns arrest, ‘humiliation’ of two teenagers
Asia Pacific Report
An Australian-based West Papua advocacy group has condemned the arrest and "humiliation" of two teenagers by Indonesian security forces last week.
The head...
NZ govt seeks release of Kiwi hostage pilot Phillip Mehrtens in...
RNZ Pacific
The New Zealand government is again calling on the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) to release the kidnapped pilot Phillip Mehrtens.
Tomorrow will...
Crackdown on activists, free expression in Papua as Indonesia eyes UN...
Asia Pacific Report
The state of civic space in Indonesia has been rated as "obstructed" in the latest CIVICUS Monitor report.
The civic space watchdog said...
Australian advocacy group condemns killing of 5 West Papuans – challenges...
Asia Pacific Report
An Australian human rights advocacy group for West Papuans has condemned the killing of 5 youths found dead in Dekai, capital of...
Papuan lawyers call for impartial probe into woman killed over NZ...
Jubi News
The Human Rights Lawyers Association (PAHAM) Papua has demanded a "thorough and impartial" investigation into the death of Michelle Kurisi, a civilian involved...
The silent war – Australia and Indonesia mum on Papuan human...
An Australian academic has lit the fuse of diplomatic fury by publicly criticising Indonesia’s brutal response to the Papuan independence movement, a sensitive topic...
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...
I was involved in stalled talks to free kidnapped NZ pilot...
ANALYSIS: By Damien Kingsbury, Deakin University
New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has now been held hostage in West Papua for four months. Stalled attempts to...
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...
Wenda calls on Papuan rebels to free NZ pilot ‘unconditionally’
Asia Pacific Report
The president of a West Papuan advocacy group has appealed to the militants holding New Zealand pilot Philip Mehrtens hostage to free...
Duncan Graham: Compromise worked in Aceh – why not West Papua?...
There are parallels between Indonesia’s Aceh where an Australian surfer faced a flogging, and West Papua where a New Zealand pilot may be facing...
OPM call for PNG’s James Marape as negotiator for NZ pilot’s...
Asia Pacific Report
Free Papua Organisation (OPM) leader Jeffrey Bomanak has appealed for Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape to become a "neutral intermediary"...
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...
OPM leader calls on Biden to take proactive role in ending...
Asia Pacific Report
Free Papua Organisation (OPM) leader Jeffrey Bomanak has appealed to US President Joe Biden for a “proactive role” in ending Indonesia’s “unlawful...
Open letter plea for NZ to back West Papua peaceful hostage...
Asia Pacific Report
A New Zealand advocacy group has appealed to the government to heed the call of West Papuan church leaders for Indonesia to...
Vila-based Indonesian ‘troll’ page targets Papuan advocates
By David Robie
As part of an Indonesian-backed disinformation and troll campaign against West Papuan pro-independence advocates, a Facebook page has emerged making bitter and...
West Papuan rebels condemn NZ for ‘collusion’ with Indonesia, risks to...
Jubi News in Jayapura
Captured pilot Philip Mehrtens has called on the Indonesian government to stop military operations in the Nduga highlands in a bid...
Papuan church leaders call on Jokowi to stop military ops over...
Jubi News in Jayapura
Church leaders across denominations in Papua have urged President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo to stop military operations and to promote a humanitarian...
‘I’m alive, healthy . . . stop the bombs,’ says kidnapped...
RNZ Pacific
New Zealand hostage Phillip Mehrtens, who is being held by pro-independence fighters in West Papua, appears well in a newly-released video.
It comes as...