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Earlier this month, Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado received the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, a recognition 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” The award shines a light on her decades-long struggle to restore the principles of free expression, fair elections, and civic participation in a country where dissent often comes at a heavy cost. María Corina Machado @ ThinkHer Venezuela, once among Latin America’s wealthiest nations, has endured years of economic collapse, corruption, and political repression under Nicolás Maduro’s regime. In this backdrop of crisis, Machado — an industrial engineer turned activist — emerged as a powerful and controversial figure. She co-founded Súmate, a citizen movement for electoral transparency, and later became the boldest voice of the opposition. Her outspokenness has earned her admiration from many Venezu...