Lucía Pineda Ubau (born September 1973) is a Nicaraguan journalist. She is the news director of Canal 15 in

Nicaragua Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...

Career

She studied at the

Central American University (Managua) Central American University – Managua (''Universidad Centroamericana'' – UCA) is a private Catholic university located in Managua, Nicaragua. It was founded in July 1960 by the Society of Jesus on land donated by the Somoza family and was the ...

. She reported

Daniel Ortega José Daniel Ortega Saavedra (; born 11 November 1945) is a Nicaraguans, Nicaraguan revolutionary and politician serving as President of Nicaragua since 2007. Previously he was leader of Nicaragua from 1979 to 1990, first as coordinator of the ...

's stepdaughter on sexual abuse victim who was allegedly committed by his stepfather Daniel Ortega and the investigation into corruption in the Arnoldo Aleman regime. She received the 2018 Press Freedom Grand Prix, which was presented by the

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. She was arrested on charges of "inciting violence and hate" and "promoting terrorism". The

Committee to Protect Journalists The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) is an American independent non-profit, non-governmental organization, based in New York City, New York, with correspondents around the world. CPJ promotes press freedom and defends the rights of journ ...

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and

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condemned her arrest and called for her immediate release. She was released from prison on Tuesday 11 June 2019 in an amnesty granted by Daniel Ortega's regime to political prisoners.

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