Nobel Peace Prize

Maria Machado Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony Unfolds Without Her

Maria Machado Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony Unfolds Without Her

Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will not appear in person at Wednesday’s Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, with organizers confirming that her current location is unknown just hours before the event.

The announcement added fresh attention to Machado’s security situation and the restrictions she has faced under Venezuela’s government, even as she was named this year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate for her opposition work.

Kristian Berg Harpviken, director of the Norwegian Nobel Institute, said Machado was not in Norway and would not take the stage at Oslo City Hall when the ceremony begins at 1 p.m. local time.…

Nobel Peace Prize Winner, John Hume, Dies At 83

Nobel Peace Prize Winner, John Hume, Dies At 83

John Hume, the Northern Irish politician who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1998 for his role in the British province’s peace process, has died aged 83, his family announced Monday.

Hume, the former leader of the mainly Catholic Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP), shared the Nobel with David Trimble of the pro-British Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) after the pair helped forge the 1998 Good Friday peace agreement.

“We are deeply saddened to announce that John passed away peacefully in the early hours of the morning after a short illness,” his family said in a statement.

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