Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado, who lived in hiding in Venezuela, travelled to Oslo in Norway to receive the honour and said that she would do her best to return to her home country to end the “tyranny”.

In a brief appearance from her hotel balcony in Oslo, Maria Machado said, “I came to receive the prize on behalf of the Venezuelan people and I will take it back to Venezuela at the correct moment.”

The 58-year-old had missed the award ceremony on Wednesday, December 10.

Venezuelan authorities have said that Machado could become a “fugitive” if she travelled to Oslo to receive the prize that was awarded for her “struggle” for democracy. Also Read | Maria Corina Machado's daughter accepts Nobel Peace Prize on mother's behalf - Watch

Speaking about threats to her safety,

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