The International Association of Broadcasting (IAB) congratulates María Corina Machado, winner of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize
The International Association of Broadcasting (IAB) extends its heartfelt congratulations to Ms. María Corina Machado, recipient of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize, awarded in recognition of her exemplary and tireless struggle for freedom, democracy, and human rights in Venezuela.
For nearly eight decades, the IAB has represented the private, free, and independent media of the Americas. The organization celebrates this distinction as a tribute to moral courage, civic integrity, and the enduring hope of a people who continue to defend truth in the face of censorship.
The IAB has closely followed developments in Venezuela and has consistently and firmly called for the restoration of democratic order, respect for human rights, and the full exercise of freedom of expression.
The recognition granted to María Corina Machado symbolizes the hope of a nation and the moral triumph of truth over censorship, reaffirming the universal values that guide the IAB’s mission to defend freedom of expression and the public’s right to be informed.
Today, the world hears the voice of Venezuela, and that voice bears the name of a woman, of courage, and of freedom.
Montevideo, October 13, 2025