A photograph of Maria Corina Machado, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, at the "Democracy on the Brink" exhibition at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo, on December 9, 2025. ODD ANDERSEN / AFP
Venezuela's opposition leader, Maria Corina Machado, on Wednesday, December 10, urged her compatriots to fight for freedom against "state terrorism," as she said she was coming out of hiding to travel to Norway after being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in her absence. Machado, who won the Nobel for challenging President Nicolas Maduro's grip on power, has not been seen in public for months after threats to her life.
Her daughter accepted the prize on her behalf in the Norwegian capital, Oslo, and delivered her blistering acceptance speech, slamming the country's leader for crimes against the Venezuelan people. "What we Venezuelans can offer the world is the lesson forged through this long and difficult journey: that to have democracy, we must be willing to fight for freedom," said Ana Corina Sosa Machado.
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