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A journalist uses her phone next to a curtain with the colours of Paraguay's national flag as she waits for a news conference in Asuncion, Paraguay, 5 April 2017, REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci

Paraguay’s internet companies defend data, but keep customers in the dark

Paraguay’s ¿Quien Defiende Tus Datos? is part of a continent-wide initiative by South America’s leading digital rights groups to shine a light on Internet privacy practices in the region.

A placard that reads "No to violence against women" is displayed on International Women's Day, in Asuncion, Paraguay, 8 March 2017, REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

Paraguay: Court must consider freedom of speech in gender-based online abuse case

ARTICLE 19 calls on the Juvenile Court of Paraguay to consider international standards on free expression, in the case of a small human rights organisation, TEDIC.

Candido Figueredo, border-beat reporter for the Paraguayan newspaper ABC Color, AP Photo/Jorge Saenz

Paraguayan journalist at risk of losing his police security detail

Cándido Figueredo – who reports from Pedro Juan Caballero, on the border of Brazil, for ABC Color, one of Paraguay’s largest national dailies – has lived under 24-hour police protection for more than two decades following years of death threats for his coverage on organized crime and drug trafficking.

Dante Leguizamón, Santiago's oldest son, is pictured during a protest calling for justice in the killing of journalist Pablo Medina, 22 October 2014, REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

Justice 25 years after?

The IACHR declares a complaint presented by relatives of a murdered journalist to be admissible due to violations of rights to free expression and life.

Santiago Ortiz, sindicatoperiodistas.org

IFEX-ALC condemns arbitrary detention of Paraguayan journalist union’s secretary general

The IFEX-ALC network absolutely rejects the arbitrary police actions, to which the General Secretary of the Sindicato de Periodistas del Paraguay, Santiago Ortiz, was subjected this past Wednesday, 25 May. He was detained by force without any justification, in clear violation of the Constitution of Paraguay.

Link to: SPP General Secretary detained and beaten by police

SPP General Secretary detained and beaten by police

Santiago Ortiz, General Secretary of the SPP, was detained by the National Police for allegedly not carrying his identification with him.

Link to: Draft bill for the protection of journalists introduced in Paraguay

Draft bill for the protection of journalists introduced in Paraguay

Deputy Olga Ferreira introduced a draft bill before the media today……, which seeks to create a mechanism for protecting journalists and press workers.

Officials at the Paraguay UPR, © Panorama | Photo: Diego de León Sagot

Success at the UN: Paraguay commits to investigate attacks against journalists

IFEX-ALC’s recommendation for the creation of “a special commission in the Public Prosecutor’s Office to bring those responsible [for attacks against journalists and human rights defenders] to justice”, was accepted by Paraguay last week in Geneva.

© Panorama | Photo: Lucía Castaño

Brother of two murdered journalists denounces impunity in Paraguay

On 20th January, Paraguay’s human rights record is under the spotlight at the United Nations. Ana Fondo interviewed Francisco Medina about the deteriorating conditions in Paraguay during an IFEX-ALC lobbying mission to Geneva in November 2015.

Members of the IFEX-ALC delegation speak with the Interior Minister, Francisco José De Vargas (centre), during their visit to Paraguay, IFEX-ALC

Paraguay at the UN: High hopes for impunity to be subject of discussion

Following a fact-finding visit to Paraguay, the IFEX-ALC submitted a report to the UN Human Rights Council, detailing the context for free expression in the country. Recommendations have now been included in the official stakeholders’ report.

EFF

Turning the tide against online spying in Paraguay

On 4 June the Paraguayan Senate defeated a mandatory data retention bill that would have compelled local ISPs to retain communications and location details of every user for a period of 12 months.

In Spanish this reads "No one has the right to take away your privacy" , Electronic Frontier Foundation

12 reasons Paraguay must reject the #Pyrawebs bill

We spoke with TEDIC in Paraguay, an organization that is helping to spearhead the fight against the “Pyrawebs” data retention bill. When we asked what concerned them the most about this law, they didn’t just give us one or two reasons, they gave us 12!

The #pyrawebs campaign team, TEDIC via Flickr

How do you defeat an unjust cyber law?

How did a small Paraguayan NGO help defeat a bill that would have forced ISPs to retain customer information for 12 months?

Journalists demonstrate on Paraguayan Journalist Day in 2013 beside a memorial commemorating the death of journalist Santiago Leguizamon, REUTERS/Jorge Adorno

Reporting with bodyguards on the Paraguayan border

When Figueredo meets a visitor from CPJ in his hometown of Pedro Juan Caballero, located on Paraguay’s eastern border with Brazil, two bodyguards with submachine guns occupy the back seat of his pickup.

Link to: Paraguayan journalist shot dead in Brazil

Paraguayan journalist shot dead in Brazil

Journalist Gerardo Servián was critical of the local administration in Amambay. This latest attack on the life of a media worker demonstrates the necessity of ending impunity and of establishing guarantees for the work of the press.

EFF

Paraguayan data retention bill threatens online privacy

If the bill is passed, telecom providers will have to store highly personal information about their customers’ Internet use, for one year, for possible future access by law enforcement agencies.