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

National Liberation Army of West Papua-Free Papua Movement (TPNPB OPM) issue a prohibition on the raising of the Indonesian ...

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.

In 1996, the TPNPB kidnapped 26 members of a World Wildlife Fund research mission in Mapenduma. Two Indonesians in the group were killed by their captors, but the remaining hostages were ...

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.

Separatist rebels in Indonesia's Papua region who are holding a New Zealand pilot hostage are prepared to drop a demand that Jakarta recognise the independence of the area before they could ...

The West Papuan National Liberation Army (TPNPB) claimed responsibility for the attack on Tuesday and warned it would kill the pilot – named as Captain Phillip Mehrtens – “unless the Unitary ...

The TPNPB, the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) that is fighting for Papuan independence from Indonesia, kidnapped Susi Air pilot Mehrtens on Feb. 7, 2023 after he landed a small ...

A New Zealand pilot, Philip Mark Mehrtens was taken hostage by an armed horde of West Papua Liberation National Army (TPNPB) led by Egianus Kogoya. The hostage took place after the plane took off ...

TPNPB spokesman Sebby Sambom said an order for the pilot's release had been issued and a team would be sent to communicate with Egianus Kogoya, who was expected to follow the order or face court ...

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 ...

T he Free Papua Movement’s military faction, the TPNPB and the urban civilian faction, the West Papua National Committee (KNPB), have rejected the so-called West Papua government-in-exile ...