Articles by Sindicato de Periodistas del Paraguay
Report on freedom of expression in 1999
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. […]
Call for restoration of freedom of expression in Villarrica
(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 […]
Report to the Inter-american Commission on Human Rights (CIDH)- Freedom of Speech in Paraguay
(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, […]
Judges harass journalists in Paraguay’s interior
(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 […]
Radio signal jammed
(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 […]
Paraguayan journalists’ demands for greater press freedom
(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 […]
Paraguayan journalists to defend democratic press
(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 […]
Media equipment damaged during human hunt
(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, […]