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‘Guaraní is identity’: How an Indigenous Paraguayan language has endured through the ages

Language

In Paraguay, the Indigenous Guaraní language is spoken as an official language alongside Spanish. Most Paraguayans speak Guaraní or a mixture of Spanish and Guaraní as their first language, whether they are of Indigenous descent or not. 

The Itaipu dam: A massive binational collaboration between Paraguay and Brazil

Infrastructure

Paraguay’s soy bonanza leaves small farmers in the cold

Business, Economics and Jobs
Saint Patrick Catholic Church is seen in York, Pennsylvania, Aug. 18, 2018

A new chapter, with the same old words, in the Catholic child abuse scandal

Religion
Jewish man prays at altar with pews behind him, USA flag in background

A gift from small-town Iowa brings light to Paraguay’s capital

Religion
Andrea Valobra

Paraguay’s #MeToo: ‘He likes you, so he will rape you’

In the very Catholic countries of South America, feminists are fighting to change basic cultural attitudes about women. That’s the case in Paraguay, at the heart of the continent. Two women have paid a personal price to send a message about domestic violence.

A young girl holds a balloon. Behind her are protestors carrying signs and children with more balloons. One person is dressed as a clown with a sign that says, "my body, my territory."

In Paraguay, fighting for women’s rights means fighting the past

Women & Gender

Thirty years after a US-backed dictator was overthrown, Paraguayan women still struggle under the oppression he imposed.

Alexandra Tauber talks to a countryside artisan in Paraguay.

The story behind why Paraguay followed the US and moved its embassy to Jerusalem

Conflict & Justice

Jews who fled Europe after WWII are still influencing Paraguay and the country’s relationship with Israel today.

A statue of a Confederate soldier nicknamed Silent Sam stands on the campus of the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. August 17, 2017.

Here’s what Paraguayans did with a statue commemorating a longtime dictator

Arts

What should be done with a monument dedicated to a controversial figure? It’s a question Paraguayans had to answer not long ago.

Protesters set fire to the congress building during a demonstration against a possible change in the law to allow for presidential re-election in Asunción, Paraguay on March 31.

Rioters set fire to congress in Paraguay

Conflict

Furious protesters broke into the congress late Friday, ransacking lawmakers’ offices and starting fires after senators approved a proposal to allow the president to run for re-election. The next day, police apparently shot dead an opposition political activist.