Social movements in Oslo took to the streets over the past 90 minutes ending 9:16 a.m. UTC on Dec. 10, 2025, to protest the Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado, whom they described as a far-right leader and US puppet, according to a post by @venanalysis on X. The @venanalysis post stated: "Opposing the absurdity. Social movements have taken to the streets to oppose the ludicrous Nobel Peace Prize award to Venezuelan far-right leader and US puppet María Corina Machado." It included the quote: "Oslo social movements lead protest against María Corina Machado's Nobel Prize," translated from Spanish. This protest follows announcements earlier this morning that Machado will not attend the Nobel ceremony in Oslo for security reasons, as stated by activist Agus Antonetti on X between 7:46 a.m. and 7:45 a.m. UTC. Antonetti noted Machado remains in hiding due to persecution by the Maduro regime. Kristian Berg Harpviken, head of the Nobel Institute, told NRK earlier on Dec. 10 that Machado would not attend because she is not Norwegian, according to reports from prior periods.
