Following her release from house arrest and election to the Pyithu Hluttaw, Suu Kyi accepted her award in person on 16 June 2012.:Liu Xiaobo's Prize was awarded "in absentia" because he was imprisoned in China.
Following her release from house arrest and election to the Pyithu Hluttaw, Suu Kyi accepted her award in person on 16 June 2012.:Liu Xiaobo's Prize was awarded "in absentia" because he was imprisoned in China.