Maria Corina Machado, a Venezuelan activist, has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her work in promoting democratic rights in Venezuela. US President Donald Trump was hoping for a Nobel Peace Prize, claiming to have ended seven wars.
“The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 #NobelPeacePrize to Maria Corina Machado 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 democracy. #NobelPrize,” stated a post on the official X handle of the Nobel Prize.
“In the past year, #NobelPeacePrize laureate Maria Corina Machado has been forced to live in hiding. Despite serious threats against her life she has remained in the country, a choice that has inspired millions of people.” It added.
“When authoritarians seize power, it is crucial to recognise courageous defenders of freedom who rise and resist. Democracy depends on people who refuse to stay silent, who dare to step forward despite grave risk, and who remind us that freedom must never be taken for granted, but must always be defended – with words, with courage and with determination,” stated the social media post.
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