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Lucía Pineda Ubau
Journalist

Lucía Pineda Ubau

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Reporting independently in Nicaragua despite political imprisonment.

Courage in Journalism · Human rights recognition

Born
September 1973
Birthplace
San Miguelito

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Lucía Pineda Ubau

Lucía Pineda Ubau is a Nicaraguan-Costa Rican television journalist.

Early life

Education

Grew up in Managua after her family moved there in 1977 and studied journalism at the Central American University.

Career

  1. Television

    Reporting career

    Worked for channels 4, 2 and 8 before leading news at Canal 15.

  2. 2019

    Release

    Was released from prison in June after international calls for her freedom.

Selected work

Courage in Journalism

Received an International Women’s Media Foundation award.

Human rights recognition

Received the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Human Rights Prize.

Beyond work

Imprisonment and release

Was arrested during a December 2018 raid on 100% Noticias and released in June 2019. The International Women's Media Foundation campaigned for her release and documented the toll of detention.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗Imprisonment and release — biographical source ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: File:Lucía Pineda Ubau 2019.jpg : Confidencial derivative work: Innisfree987. CC BY 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.