Maria Corina Machado doesn’t attend Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony | Start Here shorts
Update: 2025-12-10
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Maria Corina Machado’s daughter accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on her mother’s behalf, after the Venezuelan opposition leader confirmed at the last minute that she would not be attending in person. Machado has been living in hiding for over a year and it’s thought the decision was due to security concerns. But the Nobel Committee chairman confirmed that Machado is safe and will be in Oslo. Machado received the prize for her work to promote democracy in Venezuela, as Sandra Gathmann explains. *** Start Here with Sandra Gathmann breaks down the big news stories so they're easy to understand. Check out the full Start Here playlist on the Al Jazeera YouTube channel. Follow Sandra on Instagram: @SandraGathmann
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