Paraguay: protest votes nullified in PLRA internal election
Overwhelming number of protest votes in PLRA internal elections; campesinos charged for Curuguaty massacre; a powerful storm hits the capital
Articles by Rose Stokes
Paraguay: peasant leader’s death met with controversy
Inter-American Commission of Human Rights urges for investigation into death of Vidal Vega; internal elections for the Colorado party fail to attract voters; national footballer’s death sparks controversy
Paraguay: what happened in Curuguaty?
Social unrest as citizens demand to know what happened in Curuguaty; Franco snubs Unasur representative; gubernatorial hopeful found dead
Paraguay: 1,700kg of cocaine seized in Canindeyú
1,700kg of cocaine seized near Brazil border; suspected members of EPP captured; Unasur to publish a report on Paraguay on 29 November
Paraguay: Chilean ambassador to return to Asunción
Chilean ambassador to return to Asunción; plans announced for first Indigenous language institute in region; Uruguay to assume Paraguayan role at Mercosur summit; 71% of Chaco residents without food
US/Latin America: Latino voters play decisive role in Obama re-election
Latino voters play decisive role in Obama re-election; Rafael Correa receives complaint about alleged CIA intervention; three Latinos voted into Senate
Paraguay: Franco ‘will not invite’ UNASUR to monitor elections
President Franco ‘will not invite Unasur’ to monitor 2013 elections; public protests over repatriation of ex dictator’s remains; government will protest new Argentinian customs controls
Paraguay: OAS to send 90-strong special envoy for 2013 elections
OAS to send special envoy for 2013 elections; Panama to take over Paraguay’s diplomatic duties in Venezuela; Carperos return to Campos Morombí; Artists protest against Secretary of Culture
US/Latin America: Latin America left out of final US presidential debate
Latin America is left out of final US presidential debate; US and Panama confirm Free Trade Agreement; Hillary Clinton visits Haiti
Paraguay: Diplomatic rift with Venezuela continues
Paraguay’s rift with Venezuela continues; abandoned railway is brought back to life in Sapucai; Paraguay will not attend Ibero-American Summit
US/Latin America: Evo Morales criticises US relationship
Bolivian President Evo Morales criticises US; Salvadoran MS-13 gang become US Treasury’s newest target; Hillary Clinton visits Peru
Paraguay: Mario Ferreiro breaks from Frente Guasú
Mario Ferreiro breaks from Frente Guasú; Evo Morales denies ‘good relationship’ with Franco; plans to improve conditions in notorious Tacumbú prison
US/Latin America: US warn Chávez not to ignore opposition
William Ostick warns Chávez not to ignore 44.39% of voters; Obama and Romney clash over Latin America; Correa prohibits extraditions from Ecuador to US
Paraguay: PLRA confirm team ahead of 2013 elections
PLRA name Efraín Alegre’s running mate for 2013 election; Paraguay will ‘not be affected by world economic crisis’; explosion in Concepción linked to EPP; Venezuelans in Paraguay can’t vote in…
Paraguay: Blocked website raises freedom of speech concerns
Spoof news site is blocked by two service providers; protests in NYC as President Franco speaks at the UN General Assembly; Cartes promises to ‘demarginalise’ slum area
Paraguay: 5 killed in powerful storm
Five killed and thousands left homeless after storm ravages suburb of Asunción; controversy over repatriation of Stroessner’s remains; EPP has ‘grown considerably’
Paraguay: EPP attacks leave two dead
EPP attacks leave two dead; Franco sparks controversy with talks over genetically modified seeds; Renate Costa’s ‘Resistente’ is screened in Venice
Paraguay: Unity returns to the Colorados
Lilian Samaniego backs Horacio Cartes for 2013 elections; Ex-Senator Blas Riquelme dies; 7 Cajas is highest grossing Paraguayan film in history
Paraguay: 2013 elections are confirmed
Dates for 2013 elections are confirmed; Paraguayan Senate votes against Venezuela’s Mercosur membership once again; Franco causes controversy on visit to Curuguaty
Paraguay: Minister of Tourism takes on Lugo
Liz Cramer reignites controversy about the events of Lugo’s impeachment; study reveals 40% of children living in poverty; Asunción celebrates its 475th anniversary
Paraguay: will Lugo run for re-election in 2013?
Speculation grows as to whether Lugo will run for re-election in 2013; 7 Cajas is finally released; Amnesty International calls for more coherent indigenous rights
Paraguay: Eight injured in another land dispute
Eight injured in land dispute in Canindeyú province; Parlatino suggest suspension of Paraguay at meeting in Ecuador; Lugo and Lula meet in São Paolo
Paraguay: high hopes for olympic team at London 2012
Team Paraguay at London 2012; Argentinian actress Moria Casán is arrested in Asunción; Cartes faces more accusations of illegal commerce
Paraguay: Lugo plans to ‘reconquer true democracy’
Ex-President Fernando Lugo announces plan to ‘reconquer true democracy’ in Paraguay; Mercosur tribunal rejects Paraguay’s appeal; European Delegation says the country is not ‘peaceful’.
Paraguay: OEA delays decision
The OEA delays decision on Paraguay; José Manuel Bóbeda sparks controversy with homophobic diatribe; Hugo Chávez fuels the fire between Paraguay and Venezuela; Cartes hits back at drug allegations The…