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Published in: democraciaAbiertaAn indigenous community vs the giant hydro-electric companyThe Tekoha Sauce indigenous community, who were displaced by the Itaipú hydroelectric giant 37 years ago in...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaCatastrophic flooding and state negligence in Paraguay leave the poorest vulnerableWidespread flooding has driven tens of thousands of families from their homes in Paraguay. In Asunción, this...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaIndigenous communities facing landlessness in ParaguayA recently ended six-month occupation of a public square in central Asunción by the Tacuara'i community has brought...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaInSight Crime’s 2018 Homicide Round-UpIn its Homicide Round-Up, InSight Crime looks into the murder rates country by country and the factors behind them. Español.
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaParaguay’s indigenous peoples set their sights on CongressParaguay is in breach of domestic and international law – and lags behind its neighbours – in guaranteeing that the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaWomen, political power and gender equality law in ParaguayLatin America has once again become void of female presidents and only 13.4% of local posts were occupied by women...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaTropical deforestation in Paraguay and our BBQOn a vast, hot plateau in Paraguay, a little-known environmental crisis is playing out. Español
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaParaguay's Student SpringDo recent mass protests by Paraguayan students represent the beginning of a political awakening? Español
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaOperation Condor: A transnational criminal conspiracy, uncoveredThe recent guilty verdict for the criminal pact between Latin American dictatorships in the 70's reminds us that the...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaFour years and an impeached president later, Paraguay's Curuguaty Massacre is still in the shadowsEven if in Paraguay people know that Curuguaty did not happen as stated in the official version, they also doubt...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaRural Paraguayans fight for land amid corruption, poverty and violenceThe closing down of a community-run radio in eastern rural Paraguay is the last example of repression in a country...
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Published in: HomeParaguay: Brazil’s dirty little secretParaguayans' resentment of their giant neighbour draws on both long memories and modern inequities. A shady new...
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Published in: HomeUS election: what can Latin America expect?
Relations between the US and Latin American countries have always been tense, from economic rivalry to political...
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Published in: HomeParaguay's presidential coup: the inside story
Fernando Lugo, the radical priest elected Paraguay's president in 2008 after decades of authoritarian rule, has been...
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Published in: openSecurityBorder zones and insecurity in the Americas
Border zones are potential incubators of conflict. Criminal gangs exploit weak state presence to forge a parallel...
