Paraguay

(RSF/IFEX) – The following is an RSF press release: PARAGUAY Three journalists threatened In a letter to Interior Minister Julio César Fanego, Reporters sans frontières (RSF) expressed concern over the threats received by Sever del Puerto, of Radio Carítas, and the break-ins at the homes of Roberto Augsten of the daily Última Hora and Héctor […]

(SPP/IFEX) – The following is a 14 May 2001 SPP press release: PARAGUAYAN JOURNALIST RECEIVES DEATH THREAT The Paraguay Union of Journalists (Sindicato de Periodistas del Paraguay, SPP) wishes to express its profound concern at the death threats directed against fellow journalist Séver Del Puerto, of Radio Cáritas. The journalist explained that he has been […]

(SPP/IFEX) – The following is an SPP press release: Media outlets face deteriorating labour situation, threats and firings The union of media workers is currently going through one of the worst crises ever known in the sector, with firings, threats of layoffs, cuts to pay and benefits, non-compliance with social rights and various kinds of […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Paraguayan Minister of the Interior Julio Fanego, RSF protested the attack suffered by Mauri Konig, a Brazilian journalist who was attacked by presumed police officers. Robert Ménard, RSF’s secretary-general, condemned the attack, calling it a “serious attack against press freedom.” RSF called on the minister “to do everything in […]

(SPP/IFEX) – The following is a chronology of the events around the time of the attempted May 2000 coup, and the repercussions for the press. The report, which contains up to date information, was put together by the SPP’s Human Rights Secretariat: CHRONOLOGY OF THE ATTEMPTED COUP AND THE STATE OF PRESS FREEDOM IN PARAGUAY […]

(IAPA/IFEX) – The following is a 7 September 2000 IAPA press release: IAPA HOLDS NATIONAL FORUM ON THE DECLARATION OF CHAPULTEPEC IN PARAGUAY Asuncion (7 September 2000) – This week, the Inter American Press Association organized a national forum in Paraguay as part of its series of forums to promote the Declaration of Chapultepec in […]

(SPP/IFEX) – Journalist Camilo Cantero, director of Radio Libertad in San Ignacio, Misiones and a correspondent with that city’s daily “Ultima Hora”, has been prohibited from speaking or writing in the media about the judicial proceedings he is currently facing. Judge Juan Carlos Paredes applied this severe restriction in substitution of the sentence to imprisonment […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to Minister of the Interior Walter Bower, RSF protested “the restrictions imposed on Aldo Zuccolillo, director of the ABC Color daily, and especially the ban against him leaving the country”. Without making a statement about the case’s fundamentals, the organisation stated that the measures taken against Zuccolillo are “disproportionate” and […]

(CPJ/IFEX) – In a 25 August 2000 letter to Paraguayan President Luis González Macchi, CPJ expressed its deep concern about press-freedom violations in Paraguay since the 13 August vice-presidential elections. In the tense climate that followed the elections, several Paraguayan journalists have been attacked and threatened, according to CPJ sources and local press reports. On […]

**Updates IFEX alerts of 21 and 18 August 2000** (SPP/IFEX) – New incidents of persecution against the press and journalists’ work are occurring in Paraguay, and now “Noticias de Asuncion” newspaper is being targetted. These ongoing events have taken place during Paraguay’s prolonged period of post-electoral uncertainty. The results of the 13 August 2000 vice-presidential […]

**Updates IFEX alert of 18 August 2000** (SPP/IFEX) – A number of attacks against journalists and the press in Paraguay have been reported since the vice president’s election on 13 August 2000. Incomplete counts by the Electoral Commission have given the lead to opposition candidate Julio César Franco. In a press release, the SPP expressed […]

(SPP/IFEX) – The following is a 17 August 2000 SPP press release: ATTACKS AGAINST FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION Confronted with the possibility of an upsurge in political violence and the deterioration of the respect for such fundamental freedoms as freedom of expression and access to information, the SPP expresses its concern given the following: The attack […]

(SPP/IFEX) – The telecommunications regulatory board, the National Telecommunications Commission (Comision Nacional de Telecomunicaciones, CONATEL), has postponed the radio frequencies auction for sixty days. As a result of roundtable discussions with organisations representing community radio stations, which were mediated by representatives of non-governmental and human rights organisations, CONATEL President Víctor Bogado agreed to sign an […]

(AMARC/IFEX) – The following is a 23 July 2000 statement by Arturo Bretaglio, representative of AMARC-Paraguay: Asuncion, 23 julio 2000 On Friday 21 July, the National Telecommunications Commission (Comision Nacional de Telecomunicaciones, CONATEL), asked the Civil and Commercial First Instance Court, presided by Judge Maria Angelica Calvo, to close the FM TRINIDAD (95.1) community radio […]

(SPP/IFEX) – Commenting on the situation confronting alternative or community radio stations over the last few days, the SPP noted that governmental authorities appear to have no interest in democratising the concession of radio station frequencies in the country, and moreover, the suppression of community radio stations by the State has intensified. The SPP condemned […]

**Updates IFEX alert of 29 May 2000** (RSF/IFEX) – In a letter to President Luis Ángel González Macchi, RSF protested “the closure of 2 radio stations and the arrest of 3 information professionals, following the declaration of a state of emergency on 19 May”. RSF also stated its concern over the presidential decree ordering journalist […]