Maria Corina Machado, who gained the Nobel Peace Prize award, won’t attend the ceremony to be held in Oslo on Wednesday, in line with reviews.
Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize in October for her work selling democratic rights for the folks of Venezuela and her wrestle to realize a peaceable transition from autocracy to democracy. It’s Venezuela’s first Nobel Prize. The Venuezuelan authorities imposed decade-long journey ban on 58-year-old Machado, generally known as Venezela’s Iron Girl. She had been in hiding for greater than a yr.
Nevertheless, the Norwegian Nobel Committee had invited Oslo for the award ceremony to be held within the presence of King Harald, Queen Sonja and Latin American leaders, together with Argentinian President Javier Milei and Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa.
Machado is accused of acts of conspiracy, incitement of hatred, terrorism and is below investigation for supporting the US’ deployment of navy forces within the Carribean. She has accused President Nicolas Maduro of stealing the election, a declare backed by the various different international locations.
Earlier, AFP reviews advised that Machado would journey to Norway to gather the honour. Machado has been residing in hiding in Venezuela since 2024 presidential election. Venezuela’s lawyer common Tarek William Saab informed AFP that Machado can be thought of a ‘fugitive’ if she travelled to Norway to just accept the peace prize.
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