The TNI reacted to TPNPB's instruction to its 36 regional divisions (Kodap) throughout Papua to forbid the raising of the ...

The West Papuan National Liberation Army-Free Papua Movement (TPNPB-OPM) has called for a rejection of Indonesia's 80th ...

While TPNPB leaders have been inconsistent in their demands throughout the months, they have recently adopted a more balanced tone towards the fate of Mehrtens.

The TPNPB is designated by the Indonesian government as a terrorist organization, and in the past, the group has taken hostages to further their cause.

TPNPB spokesperson Sebby Sambom said the New Zealand pilot was being well looked after and treated as "family".

An armed faction of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) kidnapped Mehrtens on February 7, 2023, after he landed a small commercial plane in the remote, mountainous area of Nduga.

Philip Mehrtens, the New Zealand pilot held hostage by separatist fighters in Indonesia’s restive Papua region, has appeared in a video saying he is “alive and well,” as concerns grow for ...

Mehrtens was kidnapped by fighters from the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) on Feb. 7 last year after landing a Susi Air plane in the remote Nduga regency.

The TPNPB, designated by the Indonesian government as a terrorist group, has previously said that Merthens would not be released until Jakarta acknowledged Papuan independence and withdrew its ...

Sebby Sambom, a spokesperson for the TPNPB, which is fighting for independence from the Indonesian state, said that nine soldiers were killed in Saturday’s ambush, but he did not say if any ...

An armed faction of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) kidnapped Mehrtens on February 7, 2023, after he landed a small commercial plane in the remote, mountainous area of Nduga.

Sebby Sambom, spokesperson for the separatist West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), called on the government to hold the perpetrators accountable or risk further violence.