1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2001: Paraguay - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="2aib3SzMdN"><a href="https://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-paraguay/">Attacks on the Press 2001: Paraguay</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-paraguay/embed/#?secret=2aib3SzMdN" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2001: Paraguay” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="2aib3SzMdN" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Journalists in Paraguay face one of the region's most difficult working environments, in which threats, attacks, and criminal defamation lawsuits occur frequently. Throughout 2001, the Paraguayan press remained sharply divided between the ruling Colorado Party and the opposition Liberal Party. The press does cover official corruption, but media owners' allegiances to powerful politicians and businessmen,…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260