Paraguay

(SPP/IFEX) – The following is a 22 May 2000 SPP letter to President Luis Ángel González Macchi: Asuncion 22 May 2000 President of the Republic Luis Ángel González Macchi Paraguay’s Union of Journalists (Sindicato de Periodistas del Paraguay-SPP) addresses you through this medium for the purpose of expressing its great concern over the application of […]

(SPP/IFEX) – On 11 May 2000, Santiago Canton, Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR), presented the 1999 Annual Report on Freedom of Expression in the Americas to the Organization of American States (OAS). The report includes details about the observer missions that have taken place (one of […]

(SPP/IFEX)- On 26 April 2000, nine years since the murder of journalist Santiago Leguizamon were completed. The crime occurred in the Paraguayan city of Pedro Juan Caballero, situated on the border between Paraguay and Brazil. Due to the total impunity that surrounds this case, the SPP has asked the Paraguayan government to seek the cooperation […]

(RSF/IFEX) – The following is a 25 April 2000 RSF press release: Nine years later after his death, Reporters sans frontières reiterates demands for a full investigation into the assassination of journalist Santiago Leguizamon In a letter to President Luis Angel González Macchi, on the eve of the celebration of the Day of the Journalist […]

The following is a 13 January 2000 SPP press release/report: Survey of freedom of expression in Paraguay in 1999 In order to analyse the state of freedom of expression in Paraguay during 1999, we have taken into consideration two factors: circumstances that affected the managerial environment of the media, and those that affected journalists themselves. […]

(AMARC/IFEX) -The following is a 22 October 1999 statement by the delegates of the “III Encuentro Iberamericano de radiodifusores” conference held in Havana, Cuba, from 20 to 23 October 1999, being distributed by AMARC. AMARC offers its solidarity to the Paraguayan community radio broadcasters under repression, and will provide information on further developments as it […]

(SPP/IFEX) – The following is a 6 September 1999 SPP press release: 6 September 1999 Call for restoration of freedom of expression in Villarrica The Paraguay Union of Journalists (Sindicato de Periodistas del Paraguay, SPP) urged Attorney General Aníbal Cabrera Veron to ensure that the necessary means are taken to restore freedom of expression and […]

(SPP/IFEX) – The following is an SPP press release: Freedom of Speech in Paraguay Report to the Inter-american Commission of Human Rights (CIDH) Presented by the Union of Journalists from Paraguay (SPP), to the delegation of the Inter-american Commission on Human Rights (CIDH) and to the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Speech of the CIDH, […]

(RSF/IFEX) – In a letter addressed to Carlos Renfeldh, president of the Court of Appeal in Villarica, Paraguay, RSF expressed its concern over the sentence of “disciplinary arrest” received by Nino Silguero and Norma Acuña, two journalists with the Radio Penambí Vera station in Villarica (located 150 km south of Asuncion). RSF urged Renfeldh to […]

(SPP/IFEX) – The following is a 13 July 1999 SPP press release: Judges harass journalists in Paraguay’s interior Judges from the city of Villarrica are pressuring and harassing journalists Nino Singuero and Noma Acuña of the Panambi Vera radio station. Their aim is to interfere in their journalistic work and to stop listeners from participating […]

(SPP/IFEX) – For several weeks, unknown individuals have been interfering with the signal of Radio Paí Pukú, broadcast from the city of Tte. Irala Fernández, located about 350 kilometres from the capital Asuncion, in the Chaco region. The interference is particularly noted during the transmission of the programme “Red de amigos”, which allows various correspondents […]

(SPP/IFEX) – The following is a 3 May 1999 SPP press release: PRESS RELEASE – PARAGUAY Paraguayan journalists’ demands to the President of the Republic The Paraguay Union of Journalists (SPP) made various appeals to the new President of the Republic of Paraguay, Luis Angel González Macchi, in connection with the work of journalists in […]

(SPP/IFEX) – The following is a 3 May 1999 SPP press release: **For background on the March events see IFEX alert of 29 March 1999** Paraguayan journalists will continue in their struggle for a democratic press On World Press Freedom Day, for the first time, the Paraguay Union of Journalists (SPP) organised a public event […]

(SPP/IFEX) – On the night of 26 March 1999 and the early morning of 27 March, four young people were killed and there were approximately 200 injured, when snipers fired against demonstrators who have for several days been asking for President Raúl Cubas Grau’s resignation. Journalists and the media were also affected by these events, […]

(SPP/IFEX) – SPP is denouncing and demanding an end to the various physical and verbal assaults that numerous media workers have been subjected to while carrying out their reporting work, which is guaranteed by the national Constitution. During various events, assemblies and political demonstrations, journalists have been confronted with hostile attitudes, coming mostly from leaders […]

(FIP/IFEX) – The following 16 September 1998 letter to Doctor Edgar Montiel, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO’s) representative to Paraguay, is from FIP member the Paraguay Union of Journalists (Sindicato de Periodistas del Paraguay, SPP), Asuncion: On behalf of the Paraguay Union of Journalists (Sindicato de Periodistas del Paraguay, SPP) and […]