Nobel Committee Appalled By Arrest Of Myanmar s Aung San Suu Kyi Nobel Committee Appalled By Arrest Of Myanmar s Aung San Suu Kyi It noted that Suu Kyi was handed the 1991 Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of her brave struggle for democracy in Myanmar , and has continued to be a leading figure in developing democracy .
Suu Kyi and President Win Myint were detained in the capital Naypyidaw before dawn on Monday.
Oslo, Norway:
The Norwegian Nobel Committee on Monday called for the immediate release of Myanmar s leader and former peace prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi, after she was detained during a military coup.