Dita Indah Sari (born 30 December 1972) is an Indonesian

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activist. As a human rights campaigner during the Suharto regime, she was sentenced to five years' imprisonment in 1996 on the charge of sedition. During her imprisonment, she was named a prisoner of conscience by Amnesty International. After her release in 1999 she was elected Chairperson by the Congress of the National Front for Indonesian Workers Struggle (FNPBI). She was awarded the 2001 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership. Politically she is the leader of the PRD, a socialist party within the broader Papernas alliance.

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1972 births Amnesty International prisoners of conscience held by Indonesia Indonesian prisoners and detainees 21st-century Indonesian women politicians 21st-century Indonesian politicians Living people People from Medan People's Democratic Party (Indonesia) politicians Indonesian trade unionists Ramon Magsaysay Award winners {{Indonesia-politician-stub