Paraguay
Thursday 27.5.2021 Paraguay - Latest Developments -
Outrage at government response to the pandemic sparks protests in Paraguay
In March 2021, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in Paraguay to protest the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as rooted socioeconomic issues such as corruption, inequality and poverty. Read more
Monday 25.1.2021 Paraguay - Latest Developments -
Campesinos and Indigenous peoples mobilise in Paraguay
In October and November 2020, thousands of rural workers, Indigenous peoples and social organisations mobilised for a series of demands, including social justice, land redistribution and support during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more | Read in Spanish
Wednesday 9.9.2020 Paraguay - Latest Developments -
Protests in Paraguay amid coronavirus pandemic
On 29th July 2020, residents of Ciudad del Este and neighbouring towns mobilised to oppose the reinstatement of strict quarantine measures due to the region’s increasing COVID-19 infections. Read more
Tuesday 28.4.2020 Paraguay - Latest Developments -
Journalist killed in Paraguay’s border with Brazil
In March 2020, Paraguay’s government enacted laws to restrict large public gatherings and establish a nationwide state of emergency due to the corona virus (COVID-19) pandemic. In this period, there have been reports of security forces humiliating non-complying civilians while enforcing the country’s quarantine measures. Read more
Thursday 21.11.2019 Paraguay - Latest Developments -
Secret agreement with Brazil on Itaipú Dam prompts political crisis in Paraguay
Several demonstrators took to the streets to express their discontent after details of negotiations between Paraguay and Brazil related to the shared hydroelectric facility Itaipú were leaked in late July. In secret, representatives of both countries reached an agreement that many Paraguayans believe would be detrimental to the country’s interests. The controversial deal unleashed a political crisis that has resulted in the resignation of several senior officials.
In this period, a LGBTQ march was attacked by anti-rights protestors and Paraguayan Interior Minister began enacting a new policy to disrupt on protests that block circulation. Several journalists were injured in a protest by taxi drivers.
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Wednesday 5.6.2019 Paraguay - Latest Developments -
Four environmental defenders criminalised in Paraguay
On 11th May 2019, Pelagio Santacruz, leader of the Santa Librada settlement and member of the Coordinadora de Trabajadores Campesinos y Urbanos (Coordination of Peasants and Urban Workers - CTCU), was shot twice in front of his home. In a separate development, in May 2019 the Paraguayan Human Rights Coordination (CODEHUPY) launched a campaign to denounce the criminalisation of four environmental defenders in the Capiibary district, San Pedro department. The Coordination disclosed that four women, Mariela López, Celina Aguilar, Sonia Fretes and Graciela Silva, are being prosecuted for protesting against illegal agrochemical fumigation in soy fields near the Mariscal López community. Read more
Tuesday 22.1.2019 Paraguay - Latest Developments -
Indigenous communities under severe attacks
During the last months of 2018, several cases of intimidation and harassment of indigenous communities in Paraguay were reported. Read more
Friday 21.9.2018 Paraguay - Latest Developments -
Court acquitted 11 rural farmers after six years in prison
On 26th July 2018, the Supreme Court of Justice acquitted 11 campesinos (rural farmers) who were convicted in 2016 of first-degree murder, land invasion and other crimes in the context of a violent eviction by police in 2012. Read more
Friday 6.7.2018 Paraguay - Latest Developments -
Thousands of workers protest government pension fund proposal
Thousands of workers took to the streets in Paraguay to protest a government proposal regarding their pension funds. Read more
Tuesday 10.4.2018 Paraguay - Latest Developments -
Journalist asked to reveal her sources by Prosecutor's Office
Mabel Rehnfeldt was questioned at the Prosecutor's Office in relation to information she published about alleged corruption within the government and was asked to reveal her sources. Read more