Aung San Suu Kyi had spent time meditating, reading and listening to the radio whilst under house arrest. She thought it was critical to remain free in her own mind - her beliefs and principles untouched…

"I've never thought of myself as lonely and in fact I've often thought I'm quite free because I was free up there so I felt free. I always felt free because they have not been able to do anything to what really mattered - my mind, my principles, what I believed in they were not able to touch that - so I was free."