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Students declare ‘state of emergency’ due to sexual harassment at Costa Rican universities

The Tico Times - May 29, 2019

Students reported an alarming increase in cases of sexual harassment at institutions of higher education.

Why Now: Oscar Arias accusers explain why they waited to come forward

February 23, 2019

The Tico Times and #MeToo in Costa Rica

February 20, 2019

Arias and second Costa Rican politician reportedly accused of additional sexual crimes

February 15, 2019

Óscar Arias visits prosecutor’s office, declines specific comments on allegations

February 13, 2019

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Former Miss Costa Rica files second sexual abuse claim against Óscar Arias

The Tico Times - February 8, 2019

A second woman filed a criminal complaint for sexual abuse against former Costa Rican president and Nobel Peace laureate Óscar Arias, local press said on Friday.

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Former Tico Times publisher recalls Daly’s account of Arias misconduct

Alejandro Zúñiga - February 8, 2019

Emma Daly was a reporter with The Tico Times in 1990 when she alleges Óscar Arias, then serving his first term as Costa Rica’s president, groped her.

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‘He was always respectful until he wasn’t’: Woman accuses Oscar Arias of workplace harassment

The Tico Times - February 6, 2019

In an interview with The Tico Times, another woman accused former Costa Rican president and Nobel Laureate Óscar Arias Sánchez of sexual harassment.

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Two more women accuse Óscar Arias of sexual misconduct, per reports

Alejandro Zúñiga - February 6, 2019

Following Tuesday's reports that former Costa Rican president Óscar Arias had allegedly sexually assaulted an activist in 2014, two other women have come forward with similar stories.

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Who is Óscar Arias?

The Tico Times - February 5, 2019

Arias is among Central America's most powerful political figures, not only for his terms as president in Costa Rica but also for his work promoting peace in the region. He was accused of sexual assault Monday.

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Óscar Arias, Costa Rica’s former president and a Nobel Prize winner, accused of sexual assault, per reports

The Tico Times - February 5, 2019

The victim said she had been invited to Arias' house to deliver more information regarding an anti-nuclear armament campaign they had been discussing.

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We want them alive: Costa Rica’s reckoning

The Tico Times - August 13, 2018

The waves of violence sometimes seem to lap against an indifferent shore.

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The testimony I never gave

The Tico Times - June 16, 2018

It always starts with two messy pigtails.