Most Papuans say they were denied their right to choose and continue to demand a separate nation. Although the independence ...

But it has also renewed scrutiny of the controversial and often violent insurgency movement known as the Free Papua Movement. Papua, which borders New Guinea, came under Indonesian control in 1969 ...

The spokesperson for the task force said the police will continue to enforce the law against individuals who threaten ...

Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, initially said the rebels would not release Mehrtens unless Indonesia’s government allows Papua to become a sovereign country.

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.

As Mehrtens re-integrates back into "normal" life, Kogoya, the 20-year-old leader of the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement, explains the reasons for holding Mehrtens hostage. He began by denying ...

Independence fighters led by Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, stormed a single-engine plane on a small runway in Paro and abducted Mehrtens on Feb. 7, 2023.

I n 1976, then-Lt. Prabowo Subianto arrived for his first tour of duty in East Timor, the former Portuguese colony that Indonesia had invaded and occupied the previous year. The youngest person to ...

Egianus Kogoya, a regional commander in the Free Papua Movement, initially said the rebels would not release Mehrtens unless Indonesia’s government allows Papua to become a sovereign country.