Haiti Update: Gangs Rule Much of Capital Amid Protests over Fuel Costs, Calls for PM to Resign
October 5, 2022
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as posted by the channelMass protests in Haiti are condemning rising fuel prices and demanding the resignation of the U.S.-backed Prime Minister Ariel Henry. For nearly two months, street protests likened to a civil war have rocked the island nation's capital Port-au-Prince after the government announced it would raise heavily subsidized fuel prices. We speak to Haitian activist Vélina Élysée Charlier about rising gang violence and how criminal groups are supported by the government. "There is a mafia that is ruling this country, and that mafia doesn't want to face justice," says Charlier.
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