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Maria corina Machado Emerges from Hiding After Nobel peace Prize Win

Nobel laureate⁣ and Venezuelan ⁣opposition leader Maria corina Machado emerged from hiding to make her first public appearance in almost a year, waving⁤ to supporters from the balcony of her Oslo hotel early Thursday.

Machado, who won ⁤the Nobel Peace Prize ‍for challenging Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s⁣ grip on power, ⁣did not arrive⁤ in Norway in time for wednesday’s prize ceremony.

her daughter⁤ collected the prestigious award on her behalf, and‍ delivered a blistering acceptance speech in her stead.

The ‍Venezuelan democracy campaigner made it to the‍ Norwegian capital hours later, and went straight to ⁣see her family, Nobel Prize Committee Chair Jorgen Watne Frydnes said.

from the balcony of the Grand Hotel, Machado ⁢later ‍greeted⁣ a crowd of⁤ jubilant supporters, who ⁢sang and shouted “libertad”⁣ (freedom), according to AFP ‍journalists.

Machado is due to give a press⁣ conference ‍at 0915 GMT, Norway’s government said.

Machado,who has been living in hiding in Venezuela,was last seen in public on January 9,when she protested Maduro’s inauguration for ‍his third term.

The Significance of the Nobel Prize

The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Maria‍ Corina Machado is a powerful statement about the international community’s condemnation of⁣ the human rights situation in Venezuela. ‍ It recognizes her decades-long commitment to fighting for democratic principles and ⁣challenging authoritarian rule.The‍ prize also shines a spotlight ⁣on the plight of⁣ millions of Venezuelans suffering under Maduro’s government, including economic hardship, political ⁢repression, and widespread human rights abuses.

in her Nobel acceptance speech,delivered by her daughter,Ana Corina‍ Sosa Machado,the ⁢democracy campaigner urged her compatriots to keep fighting ⁢against Maduro’s “state terrorism”.

“What we Venezuelans can offer the world is the lesson forged through this long and difficult journey: that to have