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  Violence intensifies in Paraguay after ex-vice-president kidnapped

  

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  Óscar Denis was taken by Paraguayan People’s Army days after military killed two 11-year-old girls in unclear circumstancesViolence has intensified in Paraguay in the conflict between security forces and the Paraguayan People’s Army (EPP) – a communist guerrilla movement active in the country’s north-east.A former vice-president was kidnapped by rebels days after the military killed two 11-year-old girls in unclear circumstances during an operation against the EPP, which human rights organisations described as a possible “state crime”. Continue reading...

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  'Nowhere is safe': Colombia confronts alarming surge in femicides

  

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  Vice-president joins activists in calling for zero tolerance of ‘machismo’ that has left hundreds of women...

  Vice-president joins activists in calling for zero tolerance of ‘machismo’ that has left hundreds of women and girls deadWhen authorities pulled the lifeless body of four-year-old María Ángel Molina out of a river in rural Colombia on 13 January, the South American country mourned what was the 14th documented case of femicide this year.Her murderer, Juan Carlos Galvis, also kidnapped María’s sister, and later...

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  'Culture is language': why an indigenous tongue is thriving in Paraguay

  

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  The Paraguayan Guaraní language is a rare regional success story. But its own popularity is a...

  The Paraguayan Guaraní language is a rare regional success story. But its own popularity is a problem for smaller languagesOn a hillside monument in Asunción, a statue of the mythologized indigenous chief Lambaré stands alongside other great leaders from Paraguayan history.The other historical heroes on display are of mixed ancestry, but the idea of a noble indigenous heritage is strong in Paraguay, and –...

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  Ronaldinho set for release after bizarre six-month stay in Paraguay penal system

  

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  World Cup winner was charged with using false passport40-year-old spent much of time in a luxury...

  World Cup winner was charged with using false passport40-year-old spent much of time in a luxury hotelAfter nearly six months entangled in the Paraguayan legal system, Ronaldinho is set to be granted his liberty from house arrest on Monday by judges in Asunción.The World Cup winner and his brother, Roberto de Assis, were first jailed in March when they entered the country for a...

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