CARACAS, VENEZUELA – JANUARY 9: Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado gestures during an anti-government protest on January 9, 2025 in Caracas, Venezuela. According to information shared by the Vente Venezuela Party, Machado was intercepted by government forces deployed by president Nicolas Maduro after finishing her participation in the rally. (Photo by Jesus Vargas/Getty Images)
Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless efforts to promote democracy and human rights in Venezuela and her fight for a peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.
Other nominees included U.S. President Donald Trump and Sudan’s Emergency Response Rooms – the volunteer network that has been providing life-saving aid, including food, medicine, and shelter to civilians caught in Sudan’s ongoing conflict.
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