OSLO, Dec 10, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, who lives in hiding, is due to receive her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo on Wednesday, but hours before the ceremony it was still unclear whether she would attend. A press conference scheduled for Tuesday with the 58-year»»»

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado holds a Venezuelan national flag during a demonstration in Caracas, Venezuela, Aug. 3. (AFP-Yonhap) OSLO, Norway (Reuters) -- The Norwegian Nobel Institute canceled a planned press conference on Tuesday with this year's Peace Prize laureate, Venezue»»»

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado has been hailed by many for her efforts to bring democracy to Venezuela. (AFP pic) OSLO: Nobel officials cancelled a press conference with Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado in Oslo Tuesday, as it was unclear where the Venezuelan opposition l»»»

A press conference by María Corina Machado - the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, who is currently in-hiding - was cancelled on Tuesday, with the Nobel Institute saying they are "in the dark" about her whereabouts. Machado is Venezuela's opposition leader and has been in hiding since the country's dispu»»»

The institute said the press conference – which has not been rescheduled – had been cancelled because Machado’s whereabouts remain unknown. A planned news conference by Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado has been cancelled, a day before the Nobel award ce»»»

Share: Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado displays vote tally sheets during a protest against the reelection of President Nicolas Maduro, in Caracas, Venezuela, August 28, 2024. ARIANA CUBILLOS / AP Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize on October 1»»»

Nobel officials delayed a press conference with Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado in Oslo Tuesday, but said they remained confident Venezuela's elusive opposition leader would collect her award in person. It was not known whether Machado, who has been in hiding since August 2024, was in the»»»