"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expresses concern over a complaint filed by Paraguay’s ABC Color newspaper regarding an alleged systematic persecution against it using the state apparatus and the prosecutorial and judicial systems.
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expresses concern over a complaint filed by Paraguay’s ABC Color newspaper regarding an alleged systematic persecution against it using the state apparatus and the prosecutorial and judicial systems.
According to media director Natalia Zuccolillo, the newspaper and its business group would be the target of a harassment strategy that includes stigmatization campaigns and the alleged instrumentalization of the Public Prosecutor’s Office to advance unfounded criminal proceedings, aimed at generating a 'chilling effect' intended to limit the practice of independent journalism.
In a letter sent to the IAPA, the outlet states that these actions would have arisen following the publication of journalistic investigations related to the corruption case known as FIFAGate and the dissemination of audits involving high-ranking regional football officials. These reports would have triggered retaliatory actions initially directed at the newspaper’s business environment, particularly through legal proceedings against Banco Atlas."