Filep Karma
West Papuan independence activist (1959–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Filep Jacob Semuel Karma (14 August 1959 – 1 November 2022)[3] was a West Papua independence activist. On 1 December 2004, he helped raise the Morning Star flag at a ceremony in Jayapura, for which he was charged with treason and given a fifteen-year prison sentence. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch protested on his behalf, the former designating him a prisoner of conscience.[4] He was released on 19 November 2015.[5]
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Filep Karma | |
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Born | Filep Jacob Semuel Karma 14 August 1959 |
Died | 1 November 2022(2022-11-01) (aged 63) Jayapura, Papua, Indonesia |
Nationality | Indonesian |
Known for | 2004 arrest |
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