US EditionNobel Peace Prize Awarded to Venezuelan Opposition Leader María Corina Machado
The Norwegian Nobel Committee honored Machado for her leadership in Venezuela's democratic transition amid authoritarian repression, noting 338 total nominees this year.
- Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to promote democratic rights and seek a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy in Venezuela, according to the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
- Machado has faced serious threats to her life and has been living in hiding since August 2024 due to government reprisals, highlighting her bravery.
- Despite his high-profile nominations and lobbying for the award, Donald Trump was overlooked for the Nobel Peace Prize, according to reports about the nominations from political figures.
- Machado dedicated her prize to Trump, recognizing his support for Venezuelan democracy, and emphasized the importance of international solidarity for the freedom of her people.
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The Norwegian Nobel Committee noted that Machado won the award “for his tireless work in promoting the democratic rights of the people of Venezuela and for his struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.” Machado, 58, has become the main voice of [...]
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has chosen María Corina Machado, a historical opponent of the Chaviste regime, "for her tireless work in favor of the democratic rights of the Venezuelan people and for...
Nobel peace prize winner Maria Corina Machado: the Venezuelan opposition leader forced into hiding after taking on Maduro
Across Latin America, democracy is coming under severe pressure. Authoritarian leaders across the continent have been entrenching political power through constitutional manipulation, militarised policing and the persecution of dissent. In Venezuela, Nicaragua, El Salvador and Argentina, regimes are increasingly eroding democracy and mounting a backlash against human rights. It is in this bleak regional landscape that the Nobel Committee’s decisi…
Venezuela opposition leader wins Nobel Peace Prize
(UPDATE) OSLO — The Nobel Peace Prize was on Friday awarded to Venezuela’s opposition leader and democracy activist Maria Corina Machado, forced to live in hiding in what has become a “brutal” state, the Nobel jury said.Machado, who has lived in hiding for the past year, was honored “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to de…
This year's Nobel Peace Prize winner María Corina Machado is the face of the Venezuelan opposition. Despite the danger of arrest, she remained in Venezuela after the controversial presidential election in July 2024, where she has since been submerged and continues to be politically active. A portrait.
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