The Norwegian Nobel Committee has awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize to Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, recognising her relentless fight for democracy and human rights in a country long gripped by authoritarian rule.

Machado, who has spent more than two decades championing free elections and civic freedoms, was honoured for what the committee called 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 democracy.”

Once a rising democracy, Venezuela has in recent years descended into political repression and economic collapse. Millions have fled poverty and persecution, while dissenters face imprisonment and violence. Against this backdrop, Machado has become a centr

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