Articles by Sindicato de Periodistas del Paraguay
More press persecution during the post-electoral process
**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 […]
Journalists attacked and harassed after elections
**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 presidentâs 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 concerned about attacks on freedom of expression, deteriorating political climate
(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 […]
Radio frequencies auction postponed
(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 VÃctor Bogado agreed to sign an […]
Community radio stations harassed, monopoly of frequency ownership likely to increase
(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 […]
Concern over application of State of Emergency and its effect on freedom of expression
(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 […]
1999 Report of the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the IACHR says no progress has been made
(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 […]
Cooperation from the Brazilian government is required to clarify journalist?s murder
(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 […]