Sindicato de Periodistas del Paraguay

A video tells the story of how IFEX-ALC worked with its local member SPP, along with victims of impunity, their families, journalists, officials, and others, to bring this issue to international attention.

In a ruling which set a historic precedent for the South American nation, Paraguay sentenced a politician to prison for ordering the murder of journalist Pablo Medina.

On the one-year anniversary of the death of popular Cambodian activist Kem Ley, civil society organisations from around the world reiterated their call for an independent inquiry.

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

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

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.

Pablo Medina, a correspondent for ABC Color in Curuguaty, was killed on 16 October 2014. Medina had received threats in the past.