University of Costa Rica students protest, block streets in San Pedro
Email this page November 18th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Yesterday, at 2:00 pm, a group of approximately 80 students blocked the street in front of the University of Costa Rica (UCR), demanding…
Yesterday’s march for the CCSS remained peaceful
Email this page November 16th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Over the course of 4 hours, close to 1,200 citizens marched through Second Avenue yesterday, with signs, drums, loudspeakers and chants, in “defense…
Chinchilla has faced one strike or protest per day since beginning of administration
Email this page November 16th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) The President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, has faced an average of at least one protest or strike every day since the beginning…
Marriage between same sex partners is not negotiable, according to Church
Email this page November 15th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Oscar Fernandez, president of the Episcopal Conference, stated during the conference meant to affirm the positions of church bishops to priests and other…
President travels to Spain as at least 4 protests planned in Costa Rica
Email this page November 14th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) The President of Costa Rica, Laura Chinchilla, left for Spain yesterday, to participate in the Latin American Summit, whilst hundreds of people in…
President defends response to protest; second protest planned for tomorrow
Email this page November 14th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) In a televised broadcast, Costa Rica President Laura Chinchilla justified police actions during the march that groups carried out in “defense” of the…
35 Latin American organizations condemn “repression” in Costa Rica
Email this page November 12th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) 35 organizations from 11 Latin American countries, participating in the “Alternatives and Resistence” conference held by the Regional Conference for Education, held in…
Lawyers to bring charges in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights over “Gag Law”
Email this page November 9th, 2012 (InsideCostaRica.com) Costa Rica’s Information Crime Law, also known as the “Gag Law” (Ley Mordaza, in Spanish), which penalizes journalists with prison sentences, will likely…
