"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 […]
"The Inter American Press Association (IAPA) warned in a document released Friday [April 19] about the 'cases of judicial criminalization against the journalistic practice' in Paraguay and the threats faced by reporters and journalists as a result of the denunciations made as part of their work. [...] The organization also mentioned that 'several prosecutors and […]
“The Paraguayan justice system ruled in favor of the presenter [Angie Prieto], who had been fired and sued for private criticism in the WhatsApp group 'Yo te creo' (I believe you) about business management due to complaints of sexual harassment in the company. The Network of Women Journalists and Communicators of Paraguay considers it a […]
"Associations that bring together journalists and photojournalists from Paraguay denounced this Tuesday [Feb. 13] alleged cases of censorship and harassment of those who report acts of corruption by public officials and warned that this is allegedly based on 'misuse' of a law for the protection of women. [...] Human rights lawyer and spokesperson for the […]
"This Thursday [Nov. 2], the Roundtable for the Safety of Journalists of Paraguay, which brings together communicators and representatives of State institutions, urged Congress to approve a bill for the protection and safety of reporters and human rights defenders in the country. 'In the Legislative branch, a bill is being discussed that aims to guarantee […]
Vicente Godoy, a Paraguayan journalist from the city of Horqueta, in the eastern region of the country, has requested asylum in another country after receiving death threats, reported the Paraguayan Society of Communicators (SCP, by its Spanish acronym). According to the organization, the threats are related to investigations published by the journalist into possible acts […]
“Paraguayan newspapers ABC Color and Última Hora denounced this Thursday [Aug. 24] that prosecutors from the Public Ministry requested certified copies of articles published last year and the identities of the journalists in charge of writing them, as part of an investigation in a process for alleged false denunciation. In separate articles that appeared on […]
"A court condemned an attack on freedom of the press. It was in Villarrica, where the first oral and public trial was held in Paraguay on intimidations aimed at silencing journalists. This Thursday [Aug. 3], a court of first instance in this city sentenced the Spanish citizen, Alex Castro García, to two years in prison […]