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Tue23Sep2008

The "Soybean Wars" is Highlighted on Speaking Tour

Just read on the Rainforest Action Network blog that they are sponsering a U.S. speaking tour featuring Leticia Galeano, a campesina youth leader from Paraguay. According to RAN: Leticia Galeano is an inspiring youth leader from the Movimiento Agrario y... Read more »

Tuesday, September 23 2008 | 17:02 H

Mon21Apr2008

Meet Your New President, Paraguay : Former Bishop Lugo

Way back last summer, we asked our readers if the next president of Paraguay would be lefty former Bishop Fernando Lugo. Turns out the answer is yes! Yesterday Paraguay held it's presidential elections and it looks like the Bishop of... Read more »

Monday, April 21 2008 | 09:14 H

Fri04Apr2008

Paraguyan Newspaper Wins Dubious Honor for Racism

Paraguay’s newspaper La Nacion rightfully has won for publishing the most racist article of the year.The (dis)honor was given by Survival for an editorial which compared Paraguayan Indians to a ‘dangerous cancer’ and described them as ‘filthy’. From the actual... Read more »

Friday, April 04 2008 | 14:40 H

Thu28Feb2008

Yellow Fever Strikes the Capital of Paraguay

For the first time in 60 years, yellow fever, a mosquito born illness, has hit an urban Latin American city. There are nine confirmed cases in the suburbs of Paraguay's capital, Asuncion. The death toll from the illness, that spreads... Read more »

Thursday, February 28 2008 | 08:59 H

Wed09Jan2008

Trafficking of Women in Paraguay

The border of Paraguay allows for the sale of illegal and counterfeit products including women. Ciudad del Este's surrounding Tri Border Area--where Paraguay meets Brazil and Argentina--has over the past five years attracted notoriety as a major hub in international... Read more »

Wednesday, January 09 2008 | 10:59 H

Fri31Aug2007

What Is the U.S. Doing in Paraguay?

While the former dictator of Paraguay may have gone to that military academy in the sky, something fishy is going on in the South American nation that lends just a little bit of legitimacy to Hugo Chavez's claims that the... Read more »

Friday, August 31 2007 | 08:51 H

Mon16Jul2007

Will Paraguay's Next President be a Bishop?

Would you vote for a Catholic Bishop to be your nation's next president? The citizenry of Paraguay may very well have that option. Enter the "Bishop of the Poor", Fernando Lugo. He resigned as bishop last year, but the Vatican... Read more »

Monday, July 16 2007 | 08:32 H

Mon09Jul2007

Copa America: Mexico beats Paraguay

Mexico's tricolor soccer team advanced to the semi-finals of the Copa America, having beat Paraguay 6-0. On Wednesday Mexico will face off with the winner of the quarterfinal game between Argentina and Peru. In the image, Fernando Arce celebrates a... Read more »

Monday, July 09 2007 | 11:16 H

Wed25Apr2007

Paraguay pissed at Spain over immigration

Last year over 42,000 Paraguayans attempted to enter Spain last year, and 4.3% of them were sent back to their country. This, and recent reports of denied entry and verbal abuse on the part of Spanish police officials, has the... Read more »

Wednesday, April 25 2007 | 12:34 H

Wed16Aug2006

Ex-dictator of Paraguay dies in exile

Unlike his friend Pinochet, Alfredo Stroessner's day has come. The ex-dictator of Paraguay has died at the age of 93 in exile in Brazil after a month in the hospital. Unlike other controversial Latin American dictators, Stroessner has kept a... Read more »

Wednesday, August 16 2006 | 12:41 H

Fri04Nov2005

Bush bringing Gifts to Latin America

President G.W. Bush is visiting Latin America this weekend, mostly to push free trade agreements like CAFTA. Like every good diplomat he is bringing a little something for his hosts, U.S. Special Forces stationed in Paraguay. A military deal between... Read more »

Friday, November 04 2005 | 08:56 H

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