"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) expressed concern over a recent order issued by Paraguayan authorities mandating the temporary closure of the 263 stores of the Biggie Express chain, owned by Grupo ABC, which also owns the newspaper ABC Color. The newspaper, in an editorial, denounced the measure as a 'ferocious squeeze to silence' the media […]
"The Inter-American Court of Human Rights (I/A Court HR) announced this Monday [Aug 11] that it will hold its 180th regular session in Paraguay from Sept. 22 to 26, where it will hear cases from the host country, as well as from Peru, Brazil, and Argentina. [...] the Costa Rican judge [Nancy Hernández] said that […]
“In a letter read publicly this morning, Cinthia González, widow of the murdered Brazilian journalist Leo Veras, denounced that the [Paraguayan] congressman for Amambay, Santiago Benítez and owner of Radio Imperio, allegedly interceded on behalf of Waldemar Pereira, alias ‘Cachorrão’, a 41-year-old Paraguayan and alleged hitman linked to organized crime who was investigated for the […]
“The Journalists' Union of Paraguay (SPP for its initials in Spanish) has raised concerns over the ‘deterioration of purchasing power that affects workers in general, and our sector in particular.’ According to the union, food prices have increased by more than 40% over the past four years, while wages have not kept pace. The SPP […]
"In a statement, the Association of Journalists of Paraguay (SPP, for its initials in Spanish) took a position on the aggression suffered by a journalist and other colleagues at the hands of local officials during a protest this Monday [June 9] in Asuncion, the capital of Paraguay. On Monday morning, several local officials demonstrated at […]
"On April 26, journalists, association members and human rights activists participated in a ceremony to commemorate the Day of the Paraguayan Journalist and to pay homage to the monolith of journalist Santiago Leguizamón, on the 34th anniversary of his murder. The secretary general of the Association of Journalists of Paraguay, Santiago Ortiz, urged the National […]
"The Paraguayan Journalists’ Union has reported new attacks on the press by Cartista Senator Norma Aquino, also known as Yami Nal, who threatened a journalist for exposing alleged ghost employment [irregularities in employe roster] involving her son at the National Statistics Institute. […] ‘Following the third threat from Senator Yamy Nal Aquino against our colleague […]
"Ensuring a safe environment for journalists remains a critical challenge for Latin America's democracies. Since 2000, at least 338 journalists have been killed in the region, highlighting the urgent need for protection mechanisms to counter systemic violence. In a new report, Reporters Without Borders (RSF, for its initials in French) analyzed journalist protection programs in […]
“The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, or IACHR, filed on July 2, 2024, an application before the Inter-American Court of Human Rights in case 12,686, with regard to Paraguay. This case concerns violations of the legality principle and of Aldo Zuccolillo Moscarda's rights to freedom of expression and to judicial guarantees. In 1998, Paraguayan politician […]
“'The Paraguayan Journalists Union (SPP, for its acronym in Spanish) strongly repudiates the use of private data of journalists by sectors linked to the ruling party, in order to disqualify and intimidate them,' the organization said in a statement issued this Tuesday [Sept. 17 ]. In particular, it referred to the 'leak of information obtained […]
"A motorcyclist shot at the home of the mother of a Paraguayan journalist murdered in February 2023 in the city of Pedro Juan Caballero, bordering Brazil, without causing any injuries or major damage, police sources reported. The incident occurred on Saturday night [June 8] in a neighborhood of the capital of the department of Amambay, […]
“In the [Paraguayan] Senate, a public hearing is taking place this Friday [May 31] to debate the bill 'for the protection of journalists and human rights defenders.' The unions representing these sectors are participating. The bill proposes the creation of the 'Mechanism for the Protection of Journalists and Human Rights Defenders (MPPD, for its acronym […]