Nobel laureate and Venezuelan opposition figure María Corina Machado reappeared publicly in Oslo after nearly a year in hiding, greeting supporters from her hotel balcony. She missed the prize ceremony, where her daughter accepted the award with a fiery speech. Machado reportedly reached Norway hours later and immediately reunited with her family, according to Nobel Committee Chair Jorgen Watne Frydnes.
00:00For the first time in 11 months, Venezuelan opposition leader and newly mentored Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Carina Machado
00:28has stepped back into public view. Machado, who has spent nearly a year in hiding, greeted supporters from the balcony of her Oslo hotel early Thursday, her first appearance since January.
00:43Machado did not arrive in time for Wednesday's Nobel ceremony. Instead, her daughter accepted the prize on her behalf, delivering a fiery speech condemning President Nicolas Maduro's tightening grip on Venezuela.
01:01Hours later, Machado finally made it to Norway and headed straight to her family, according to Nobel Committee officials.
01:10From the iconic Grand Hotel balcony, Machado greeted a jubilant crowd chanting Libertad, Freedom.
01:19It was a rare sighting of the democracy campaigner, who had vanished from public life after protesting Maduro's contested inauguration on January 9th.
01:31How she escaped Venezuela remains unclear. Caracas warned she'd be branded a fugitive if she attempted to leave.
01:39But her daughter insists her mother will return, saying Machado refuses to abandon her dream of living in a free Venezuela.
01:49In her Nobel address, Machado denounced kidnappings, torture and what she calls crimes against humanity under Maduro's rule.
01:59But while hailed internationally, she's also drawn criticism for aligning herself with former US President Donald Trump, going so far as to dedicate the Nobel to him.
02:12Maduro's government argues the US seeks to topple Venezuela's leadership and seize its oil.
02:19Machado maintains Maduro stole the July 2024 election, a view echoed by much of the international community.
02:28As she steps out of hiding, her reappearance signals both renewed defiance and a deepening fight for Venezuela's democratic future.
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