Background The release of Susi Air pilot Philip Mark Mehrtens, who was held hostage for 19 months by the armed wing of the Free Papua Movement (Organisasi Papua Merdeka; OPM) led by Egianus Kogoya (Tempo, 2024), marks a significant development in the long-standing and complex conflict between separatist groups in Papua and the Indonesian state. […]
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