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

The TPNPB-OPM militia burns a number of Indonesian flags in the Pegunungan Bintang Regency, Papua, on Thursday, August 7, ...

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

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.

Indonesian security forces say they have surrounded armed rebels holding a New Zealand pilot captive in the restive Papua region but will refrain from taking any action that could endanger his life.

A TPNPB spokesman, Sebby Sambom, said another faction of the rebel group agreed to a deal with the Indonesian government, accusing them of accepting a payment without providing evidence.

Tag West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB) Tracking Conflict in the Asia-Pacific: May 2025 Update By ACLED Asia Pacific Team ...

Indonesia in the Pacific: Military engagement and the quest for control in West Papua In a concerted effort to stifle support for West Papua's aspiration for independence, Indonesia has embarked on ...

The TPNPB is one of a small number of armed separatist groups in West Papua, each aligned with a faction of the pro-independence movement. The West Papua independence movement grew out of Dutch ...

Separatists in Indonesia's restive Papua region have released images that they say show a New Zealand pilot taken hostage last week is in good health, but pledged he would not be freed until ...

The TPNPB understands that killing the pilot will generate backlash to its political aspirations and image. At the same time, the Indonesian government has also calculated that any raid will risk the ...

The TPNPB and the wider Free Papua Movement have been fighting for independence from Indonesia since 1969, and the TPNPB is classified as a terrorist organisation by the Indonesian government ...