00:00Nobel Peace Prize Laureate for 2025 Maria Corina Machado says democracies must be prepared to fight for freedom in order to survive.
00:09This in a speech on Wednesday, December 10, delivered by her daughter during the awarding ceremony of her prize which she could not attend.
00:15Machado was awarded the Nobel Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy.
00:25She says the prize held profound significance not only for her country but for the world.
00:29Machado was unable to personally receive her prize in Norway following a grueling three-day journey, sometimes in disguise, as she fled her home country.
00:52She had been in hiding since August 2024 after authorities expanded arrests of opposition figures in Venezuela.
00:58Machado safely arrived in Norway hours after the ceremony.
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