General Egianus Kogoya, regional commander of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), claims the group achieved their mission to raise international awareness for West Papua's independence ...

Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, took Philip Mark Mehrtens, a pilot from Christchurchwho was working for Indonesian aviation company Susi Air, on Feb. 7 2023.

Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, initially said the rebels would not release Mr Mehrtens ...

General Egianus Kogoya, the regional commander of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), claims the group achieved their mission to raise international awareness for West Papua’s ...

The military in a statement said the two men were linked to an armed separatist group led by Egianus Kogoya, a leader from the Free Papua Movement. “Why would they carry a pistol with them?

Nevertheless, the group leader, Egianus Kogoya, denied the reports, saying the group’s sole demand was that Indonesia let Papua form an independent state. On the other hand, the then Indonesian ...

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 ...

New Zealand pilot Phillip Mehrtens has been released after more than 18 months of captivity by an armed faction in Indonesia's Papua region. Abducted in February 2023 while flying for Susi Air ...

General Egianus Kogoya, regional commander of the West Papua National Liberation Army (TPNPB), claims the group achieved their mission to raise international awareness for West Papua's ...