Shining light: Machado’s fight ‘keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness’, and her Nobel has the potential to shift the regional dynamic. — Getty Images/ AFP
THE well-deserved Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuelan Opposition leader María Corina Machado carries both a powerful moral message and a call for action.
The message is clear: By standing up to the abuses of Venezuela’s dictatorship, Machado has reminded her people – and the world – that democracy and freedom remain causes worth fighting for, even at great personal sacrifice. To understand her courage, pain, and resilience in the quest for a free Venezuela, just listen to her trembling voice as she received the call announcing the award in the early hours of Friday.
