Articles by Sindicato de Periodistas del Paraguay
Two journalists in Ybycuí threatened
(SPP/IFEX) – The SPP is concerned about the repeated threats and harassment of our colleague, journalist Aldo Lezcano, of Ybybcuí, by groups associated with Colorado Party (Partido Colorado) Senator Julio César Fanego. Ybycuí is a town in Paraguarí department. The Colorado Party is currently in power nationally. Lezcano is being continuously harassed, by both Fanego […]
Journalists’ union accuses government of covering up disappearance of journalist Enrique Galeano
(SPP/IFEX) – On 4 October 2006, the Union of Paraguayan Journalists (Sindicato de Periodistas del Paraguay, SPP) accused the government of political responsibility for the forced disappearance of journalist Enrique Galeano, “for ensuring this act continues in impunity.” Fifty-four-year-old Galeano, who worked in Yvy Yaú, Concepción, some 350 km north of Asunción, the capital, disappeared […]
SPP 3 May statement on the state of press freedom
(SPP/IFEX) – The following is a 3 May 2006 SPP press release: SPP Report on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day Caught among the mafia, patronage pressures and state terrorism World Press Freedom Day finds Paraguay suffering a general deterioration in the working conditions of journalists, who, in large parts of the country under […]
Journalists’ union concerned about lack of action on disappearance of colleague
(SPP/IFEX) – The following is an abridged version of a 5 March 2006 SPP press release: The Journalists’ Union of Paraguay (SPP) expresses its concern about the state’s obvious lack of interest in investigating the disappearance of journalist Enrique Ramón Galeano on 4 February 2006 in Yvy Ya’u, Concepción department. There are contradictions between the […]
Photojournalist attacked by leaders of ruling party’s youth wing
(SPP/IFEX) – The following is a 30 July 2004 SPP press release: SPP CONDEMNS RULING PARTY LEADERS’ ATTACK ON PHOTOJOURNALIST The SPP condemns a 29 July 2004 attack, perpetrated by leaders of the Partido Colorado party’s youth wing, on photojournalist Daniel Duarte, of “La Nación” newspaper. During the incident, which took place in the capital, […]
Vice-president threatens journalist with legal action
(SPP/IFEX) – The following is a 13 July 2004 SPP press release: SPP condemns vice-president’s threat to launch legal action against journalist The Paraguay Journalists’ Union (Sindicato de Periodistas del Paraguay, SPP) has criticised Vice-president Luis Castiglioni for threatening and attempting to intimidate journalist Jorge Torres. Castiglioni announced that he was planning to launch legal […]
Investigative journalists face legal action for “defamation”
(SPP/IFEX) – The following is a 6 February 2004 SPP press release: Former president launches legal action against investigative journalists The Paraguay Journalists’ Union (SPP) is concerned about a legal action filed against investigative journalists Nacha Sánchez and Mabel Rehnfeldt, of ABC Color newspaper, by former president Juan Carlos Wasmosy. Wasmosy is also seeking US$10 […]
Judge retracts resolution enforcing prior censorship on television comedy programme
(SPP/IFEX) – The following is a 29 September 2003 SPP press release: Judge retracts resolution enforcing prior censorship on comedy programme A resolution enforcing prior censorship on the “Telecomio” comedy programme has been lifted by Judge Marcos Khon, six days after it was imposed. The judge ruled that freedom of expression is in the public […]