Ms. Machado’s efforts to reclaim a stolen election by any available means, including military intervention, has long galvanized her supporters. Her opponents say these hard-line policies have a political cost.
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Venezuela Closes Embassy in Norway After Activist Receives Peace Prize
The announcement came three days after María Corina Machado, an opposition leader, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
María Corina Machado, Venezuela Opposition Leader, Is Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
Ms. Machado galvanized a movement that independent analysts say won last year’s election, only to have it stolen by President Nicolás Maduro.
María Corina Machado Wins Nobel Peace Prize Despite Trump’s Campaign
Ms. Machado galvanized a movement that independent analysts say won last year’s election, only to have it stolen by President Nicolás Maduro.
Nobel Organizers Look Into Surge of Bets for Machado Ahead of Announcement
The committee that awards the Nobel Peace Prize was looking into whether there was advance knowledge of María Corina Machado’s win.
Machado’s Peace Prize Is Latest Nobel Honor for Female Democracy Campaigners
Women in Iran, Liberia, Yemen and Myanmar have been recognized for their activism, occasionally while they were in prison and faced serious personal risk.
Who Is María Corina Machado, the Winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize?
Ms. Machado built Venezuela’s biggest opposition movement and lives in hiding from President Nicolás Maduro’s authoritarian government.
Nobel Prizes 2025: What to Know
The awards are being announced this week.
Happy 10th Birthday to the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Now Drop Dead.
Ten years ago, astronomers made an epic discovery with the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory. Cosmology hasn’t been the same since, and it might not stay that way much longer.
Trump’s Nobel Prize Nomination is an Act of Strategic Flattery From Netanyahu
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel handed a letter to President Trump nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize. But it’s not clear whether stroking the president’s ego has long-lasting effects.