Maria Corina Machado misses Nobel Peace Prize; daughter accepts amid risk

• Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado will not attend the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in person due to extreme danger and threats from authorities.
• Machado's daughter, Ana Corina Sosa Machado, will receive the award on her behalf and deliver her mother's prepared speech.
• Machado is traveling to Oslo, but her exact arrival time is uncertain, with the Nobel Institute confirming her safety despite the risks.
• Venezuelan authorities warned Machado would be treated as a "fugitive" if she attempted to leave the country to receive the prize.
• Several Latin American heads of state, including Javier Milei and Daniel Noboa, plan to attend the ceremony in a show of support for Machado.

Why It Matters: Her absence from the Nobel ceremony highlights the political repression in Venezuela.