US EditionVenezuelan Opposition Leader Arrives, Appears Publicly in Norway
Maria Corina Machado defied a decade-long travel ban after escaping Venezuela by boat, marking her first public appearance in nearly a year in Oslo, supporters said.
- On Thursday, Maria Corina Machado appeared in Oslo, stepping onto the Grand Hotel balcony around 2 a.m. to greet supporters in her first public sighting in nearly a year.
- After being barred from the July 2024 presidential election, Maria Corina Machado has been in hiding since 9 January following a crackdown after Nicolás Maduro's disputed victory.
- Disguised and aided by helpers, she spent roughly 10 hours by road past 10 military checkpoints, then boarded a small wooden fishing skiff around 5 a.m. to reach Curaçao and flew privately to Norway.
- Amid cheers, supporters sang the Venezuelan anthem, chanted and hugged Ms Machado, who said `I want you all back in Venezuela`; her daughter Ana Corina Sosa accepted the Nobel as Oslo City Hall displayed Machado’s portrait.
- Her arrival has heightened tensions between Maduro and the United States as reports said U.S. Navy F-18 jets flew near the route and the Norwegian Nobel Committee framed her prize as highlighting Venezuela's human-rights crisis.
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Venezuelan opposition leader arrives, appears publicly in Norway
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