{"id":2519927,"date":"2025-12-11T07:03:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-11T12:03:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nobel-peace-prize-winner-machado-escapes-venezuela-to-finally-receive-award-in-norway\/"},"modified":"2025-12-11T07:04:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T12:04:12","slug":"nobel-peace-prize-winner-machado-escapes-venezuela-to-finally-receive-award-in-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nobel-peace-prize-winner-machado-escapes-venezuela-to-finally-receive-award-in-norway\/","title":{"rendered":"Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado escapes Venezuela to finally receive award in Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnobel-peace-prize-winner-machado-escapes-venezuela-to-finally-receive-award-in-norway%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2519927&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Maria Corina Machado, a Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner, escaped Venezuela after more than a year in hiding to finally receive her award in Oslo, Norway. Although she arrived too late to attend the official ceremony, her daughter accepted the prize on her behalf. Machado&#8217;s escape involved a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israel-rescues-two-hostages-from-hamas-captivity-in-gaza-idf\/\" title=\"IDF saves two hostages from Hamas in Gaza\">carefully planned operation<\/a>, including disguises and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >evading multiple military checkpoints<\/a>, culminating in a boat journey that required coordination with U.S.authorities to avoid being mistaken for a drug trafficker. After stopping to refuel in Maine,Machado reached Norway,where she expressed determination to continue fighting for freedom and democracy in Venezuela. She thanked those who risked their lives to help her escape and emphasized that Venezuela&#8217;s freedom would serve as a powerful example for other countries under oppressive regimes.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Nobel Peace Prize winner Machado escapes Venezuela to finally receive award in Norway<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2441059\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/venezuela\/\">Venezuela<\/a> opposition leader and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nobel-peace-prize\/\">Nobel Peace Prize<\/a> winner Maria Corina Machado didn&rsquo;t arrive in Oslo, Norway, in time to receive her award on Wednesday, but she was able to escape Venezuela.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3912924\/nobel-peace-prize-winner-machado-cancels-press-conference\/\">Machado<\/a>, who has been in hiding for over a year and has not made a public appearance in 11 months, reportedly safely arrived in Oslo on Wednesday, hours after the award ceremony took place. Her daughter, Ana Corina Sosa Machado, accepted the prize on her mother&rsquo;s behalf at the official ceremony, and said she would <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/nobel-winner-machado-calls-for-end-to-tyranny-in-venezuela\/a-75100122\">finally be able to &ldquo;embrace&rdquo;<\/a> her award-winning mother after enduring &ldquo;16 months of living hell.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3913825\/teachers-partner-organization-congressional-investigation-terrorism-ties\/\">Philadelphia teachers partner with organization under congressional investigation for terrorism ties<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3914132\/democrats-chuck-grassley-rare-district-attorney-victories-trump-blue-slips\/\">Democrats hand Grassley rare district attorney victories as Trump fumes over blue slips<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3914062\/trump-campaign-2024-double-edged-sword\/\">Trump campaigning &#8216;like it&#8217;s 2024&#8217; could be double-edged sword for GOP in midterm elections<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;More than anything, what we Venezuelans can offer the world is the lesson forged through this long and difficult journey &mdash; that to have democracy, we must be willing to fight for freedom,&rdquo; Sosa said in her speech, the <em>Associated Press<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She wants to live in a free Venezuela, and she will never give up on that purpose,&rdquo; Sosa <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/nobel-peace-prize-machado-ceremony-oslo-a26f4170c905d8b7a78bccb95fda83b8\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> about her mother during the ceremony. &ldquo;That is why we all know, and I know, that she will be back in Venezuela very soon.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Machado was reportedly involved in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-accused-of-killing-elite-cyclist-allegedly-planned-escape-for-months\/\" title=\"Woman plotted cyclist&#039;s murder, planned escape for months.\">daring escape plan<\/a> to get her safely out of Venezuela, according to the <em>Associated Press. <\/em>After nearly a year in hiding from the regime of Nicolas Maduro in Venezuela, Machado <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/world-news\/2025\/12\/11\/venezuela-opposition-leader-nobel-peace-prize-maria-machado\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">wore<\/a> a disguise to violate her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spartz-dodges-discipline-from-ethics-committee-for-firearm-charge-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Spartz dodges discipline from Ethics Committee for firearm charge - Washington Examiner\">home country&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s travel ban. She avoided detection at 10 military checkpoints and was able to make her way to a fishing boat, the <em>Wall Street Journal<\/em> reported. U.S. authorities had to be notified that she was on the boat so as not to be confused with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/survivors-reported-after-latest-u-s-military-strike-on-suspected-venezuelan-drug-cartel-boat\/\" title=\"Survivors reported after latest U.S. ... strike on suspected Venezuelan drug cartel ...\">suspected drug-trafficking vessel<\/a> by the U.S. military.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>She reportedly took a flight from the island of Curacao and traveled to Bangor, Maine, to refuel, according to the <em><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/world\/americas\/disguised-and-in-danger-how-a-nobel-peace-prize-winner-escaped-venezuela-8146dc9d?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqf8huqKMd0nCRlER2-wYFEMguvzFeFKcy-3i833q9pmelv_Hp-ToXJ7vqpUftY%3D&amp;gaa_ts=693aa896&amp;gaa_sig=QQknpchwAbk0dtpvLJsYETP8BTUtfUi929Si7FcV0m65GmEnd_D5KsqL8xF_xbuXCYpL1jqnh9fn-5jQXAad_g%3D%3D\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>. <\/em>She then departed for Oslo, Norway, arriving there early Thursday morning. Her escape plan had been in development for two months to ensure she would be able to avoid capture by Maduro&rsquo;s regime.<\/p>\n<p>During a press conference in Oslo, Machada was <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/12\/11\/world\/video\/nobelpeace\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">asked<\/a> if she suspected Maduro&rsquo;s government had any knowledge of her whereabouts while she was in hiding or her escape plan.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t think they have known where I have been,&rdquo; Machado said. &ldquo;Certainly, they would have done everything to stop me from coming here. And actually, I want to take advantage of your question to thank all those men and women that risked their life so I could be here today.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3912924\/nobel-peace-prize-winner-machado-cancels-press-conference\/\"><strong>NOBEL PEACE PRIZE WINNER MACHADO CANCELS PRESS CONFERENCE DAY BEFORE AWARD CEREMONY<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One day, I will be able to tell you because certainly I don&rsquo;t want to put them in risk, right now,&rdquo; she added. &ldquo;It was quite an experience, but I think it&rsquo;s worthwhile being here with you, telling the world, what&rsquo;s happening in Venezuela.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;When you fight for freedom, you&rsquo;re fighting for humanity,&rdquo; Machado said. &ldquo;And when we win, because we will, this will be an extraordinary example for those countries that today do not have freedom.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Venezuela will be free,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;Of course it&rsquo;s worthwhile.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nobel winner Machado flees Venezuela to get award in Norway<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2677,"featured_media":2519928,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25283332522572.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[41669,19794,42801,15346,50813],"class_list":["post-2519927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-award-ceremony","tag-machado","tag-nobel-peace-prize","tag-norway","tag-venezuela-2"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25283332522572.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2677"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2519927"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2519931,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2519927\/revisions\/2519931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2519928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2519927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2519927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2519927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}