Aung San Suu Kyi accepts 1991 Nobel peace prize – video

Monday, 18 Jun 2012

Burmese democracy campaigner and opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi delivers her Nobel acceptance speech in Oslo's city hall. She won the peace prize in 1991 but was unable to come to Norway as she was under house arrest by Burma's junta. Suu Kyi was commended for her 'non-violent struggle'

Monday, 18 Jun 2012

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