Paraguay - Politicians accused of masterminding journalist's murder still at large

Reporters without borders

Eight months after radio journalist Merardo Romero's murder in Ytakyry, in the eastern department of Alto Paraná, the alleged perpetrators are in prison but the suspected masterminds continue to enjoy complete impunity. The important political posts they hold seem to account for the murder's limited media impact and the lack of progress in the investigation. Community radio La Voz de Ytakyry's programme director, Romero was gunned down in his home in front of his children on 3 March. A (...)

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