"It is one measure of the battle she continues to fight that Maria Corina Machado was unable to receive her Nobel Peace Prize in person on Wednesday. The Venezuelan opposition leader was awarded the prize in October for her efforts to move her country towards democracy and away from the disputed rule of President Nicolas Maduro. Venezuela's attorney general has announced that she would be regarded as a fugitive if she traveled to Oslo, Norway,"
"She has been a vocal critic of many repressive aspects of her country's governance, most notably the mandatory wearing of the hijab and the death penalty. Mohammadi has been locked up in Tehran's Evin prison since 2021, bar a brief medical release last year in which she posted a social media clip of herself shouting "Woman, Life, Freedom," the slogan of the female protest movement that won her the Nobel recognition."
Maria Corina Machado was unable to receive her Nobel Peace Prize in person after Venezuela's attorney general said she would be regarded as a fugitive if she traveled to Oslo; her daughter accepted the award. Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi won the 2023 prize for opposing women's oppression, including mandatory hijab and the death penalty, and has been detained in Evin prison since 2021 with a brief medical release; her twin sons collected the prize. Belarusian rights defender Ales Bialiatski was jailed on tax evasion charges that rights groups dispute, preventing him from attending after founding the Viasna Human Rights Center. Several laureates missed ceremonies due to detention or legal restrictions.
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