We Are Like Lions'.(Dita Indah Sari has been released after three years in an Indonesian prison)

The Indonesian government bowed to international pressure and released political prisoner Dita Indah Sari on July 5, 1999, after a three year imprisonment. Sari had previously turned down five offers of conditional clemency with the stipulations that she give up her political activity.Sari has been...

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Published in:The Progressive (Madison) 1999-10, Vol.63 (10), p.29-29
Main Author: PHILLIPS, JOSHUA E. S
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Activism
Democracy
Government
Indonesia
Political prisoners
Sari, Dita Indah
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Summary:The Indonesian government bowed to international pressure and released political prisoner Dita Indah Sari on July 5, 1999, after a three year imprisonment. Sari had previously turned down five offers of conditional clemency with the stipulations that she give up her political activity.Sari has been a labor organizer and an outspoken critic of the Indonesian government.
ISSN:0033-0736