Articles by: William Costa

May 14, 2024

Education subsidy funding changes sparked mass protests. A weeks-long occupation of Paraguay’s largest university forced the right-wing government to the table.

March 8, 2023

Guarani community leaders from Brazil and Paraguay come together to strengthen alliances and share experiences of fighting for their ancestral territories.

March 22, 2021

President Mario Abdo Benítez survived an impeachment motion last week, but the ongoing protests have shaken the right-wing Colorado Party's confidence.

October 16, 2020

Swift government action to criminalize dissent echoes dictatorship terrors in the wake of the killing of two young girls at the hands of Paraguay’s security forces.

April 23, 2020

As Paraguay fights off a global pandemic, the govenment is debating—perhaps misplaced—reform. 

November 26, 2019

The conviction of the murderer of a trans woman in Paraguay was a small victory in an uphill battle.