si ta; born (1966-09-02) 2 September 1966 (age 58) is a Burmese surgeon, writer, human rights activist and former prisoner of conscience.

[1] In October 1993, she was sentenced to 20 years in Insein Prison for "endangering public peace, having contact with illegal organisations, and distributing unlawful literature.

"[2] In fact, she was actively supporting Aung San Suu Kyi, a Nobel laureate and founder of the main opposition party in Burma.

[1] The book argues that the Burmese people have high expectations of democracy icon Suu Kyi that made her "a prisoner of applause.

[7] She was honored with the 2016 'Disturbing the Peace' award given by the Vaclav Havel Library Foundation, for her humanitarian values and for having suffered unjust persecution for her beliefs.