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Some alt-right commenters use the phrase "free helicopter rides" to euphemistically refer to murdering political opponents (usually socialists, liberals, and progressives), particularly opponents of President Donald Trump, [42] [43] notably in reference to Pinochet's death squads.
The Nduga hostage crisis began on 7 February 2023 when Free Papua Movement (Indonesian: Organisasi Papua Merdeka, OPM) insurgents attacked a plane and took its pilot and all five passengers hostage. [1] [2] While the passengers were soon released, New Zealander pilot Phillip Mark Mehrtens remained in captivity until 21 September 2024. [3] [4]
The Free Papua Movement or Free Papua Organization (Indonesian: Organisasi Papua Merdeka, OPM) is a name given to a separatist movement that aims to separate West Papua from Indonesia and establish an independent state in the region.
Separatist rebels in Indonesia's easternmost region of Papua on Monday killed a helicopter pilot from New Zealand after he landed his aircraft in a remote area, authorities said, adding four other ...
Gunmen stormed a helicopter and killed its New Zealand pilot shortly after it landed in Indonesia’s restive Papua region on Monday, and they released two health workers and two children it was ...
Glen Malcolm Conning, a helicopter pilot for Indonesian aviation company PT Intan Angkasa Air Service, was shot dead on Monday by gunmen allegedly with the West Papua Liberation Army, the armed ...
Subsequent to the withdrawal of the Dutch administration from the Netherlands New Guinea in 1962 [19] and implementation of Indonesian administration in 1963, [20] the Free Papua Movement has conducted a low-intensity guerrilla war against Indonesia by targeting its military and police, [21] along with ordinary Indonesian civilians.
The Free Papua Movement took responsibility through its spokesperson, Sebby Sambom. [131] [132] 12 May: Mission Aviation Fellowship – American pilot Joyce Chaisin Lin, 40, died when her plane malfunctioned while she was on her way to deliver COVID-19 rapid test kits to a remote village in Mamit Sentani, in Papua province, in a Quest Kodiak ...