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Overview
- Institute director Kristian Berg Harpviken said Machado confirmed she will be in Oslo for the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony and declined to disclose travel timing or route for security reasons.
- Logistics for her departure from Venezuela and any return remain unknown, heightening legal jeopardy after Attorney General Tarek William Saab said she would be deemed a fugitive if she leaves.
- Machado has been living in hiding since intensified repression following Venezuela’s contested 2024 presidential election.
- Exiled opposition figure Edmundo González confirmed attendance, and reports say leaders including Argentina’s Javier Milei, Ecuador’s Daniel Noboa, and Panama’s José Raúl Mulino plan to be present.
- Supporters organized rallies in dozens of cities ahead of the ceremony as regional tensions persist, with news reports noting increased U.S. military activity in the Caribbean.