Paraguay - Journalist's murder highlights threat from organized crime, political tension

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Paraguay's celebration of its Day of the Journalist today is marked by mourning for press photographer Carlos Artaza, fatally shot two days ago by men on a motorcycle in Pedro Juan Caballero, a city on the Brazilian border that is the capital of Amambay department. Artaza, who died while being transferred by ambulance to Asunción yesterday morning, worked for the press department in the Amambay governor's office. His murder comes at a fraught time for journalists, with local political (...)

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