Peace

Fighting for democracy in Venezuela Do you know of Maria Corina Machado?The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded 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.” Maria Corina Machado is a unifying…

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Speed read

Maria Corina Machado received the Nobel Peace Prize 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. Maria Corina Machado. Full name: Maria Corina MachadoBorn: 1967, VenezuelaDate awarded: 10 October 2025 Champion of democracy Maria Corina Machado…

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Interview

Interview, November 2014 Interview with the 1992 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Rigoberta Menchú Tum on 6 November 2014 in Stockholm, Sweden. Rigoberta Menchú Tum answers the following questions (the links below lead to clip on YouTube): What has the prize meant for your role as a peace maker? How did you receive the news about your…

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The Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony will take place in Oslo City Hall on 10 December – the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death. The ceremony contains artistic performances and the speech of chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Jørgen Watne Frydnes.

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Interview

Finding out the news. October 2025 “Oh my God… I have no words.” Listen to the emotional moment this year’s laureate Maria Corina Machado finds out she has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Kristian Berg Harpviken, Director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, shared the news with her directly before it was announced to the…

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Photo gallery

Machado taking part on a protest against the detention of Mayor Ledezma, who now will accompany Leopoldo López, another opposition leader in prison since 2014. María Corina Machado at a gathering in Guarenas in 2014. Maria Corina Machado, Member of the Parliament, Venezuelan National Assembly, Venezuela captured during the World Economic Forum on Latin America…

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Prize announcement

Announcement of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize by Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, on 10 October 2025. Production by NRK. Interview about the awarded work “We want to send a message to all authoritarian leaders: choose ballots, not bullets” Jørgen Watne Frydnes, Chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee was interviewed by…

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Press release

Norwegian Begrunnelse, Nobels fredspris 2025 10. oktober 2025 Nobels fredspris for 2025 går til et modig, prinsippfast og fredssøkende menneske – til en kvinne som holder demokratiets flamme brennende i et tiltagende mørke. har bestemt at Nobels fredspris for 2025 skal tildeles Maria Corina Machado. Hun får prisen for sitt utrettelige arbeid for å sikre…

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Press release

English Announcement, Nobel Peace Prize 2025 10 October 2025 The Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 goes to a brave and committed champion of peace – to a woman who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness. has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025 to Maria Corina Machado. She is…

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