Gangs strike in Haiti's heartland as hundreds flee under heavy gunfire

Thousands Protest in Haiti to Denounce Surge in Gang Violence, Demand Security

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Port-au- Thousands of protesters clashed with police on Wednesday as they denounced a surge in gang violence and demanded that the government keep them safe. World News | Thousands Protest in Haiti to Denounce Surge in Gang Violence, Demand Security.

Thousands protest in Haiti to denounce a surge in gang violence and demand security

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gunfire erupted as thousands of protesters in Haiti clashed with police on Wednesday as they denounced a surge in gang violence and demanded that the government keep them safe. At least a dozen heavily armed protesters opened fire on officers who responded outside the offices of the prime minister and the transitional presidential council. An AP journalist at the scene did not see anyone injured or killed. It is the …

Attacking U.S. Gun Laws Because of Haitian Gangs is Right Out of the Prohibitionist Playbook

A corrupt monopoly of violence results in uncontrollable corruption and violence, and the “answer” from gun prohibitionists is more laws against those inclined to obey them? (U.S. Department of Defense) “Haiti Doesn’t Make Guns,” The New York Times reported Sunday. “So How Are Gangs Awash in Them?” Who wants to guess where they’re going with this? “Critics say not enough is done to regulate the sale of weapons in the United States to straw buyer…

Resistance to violence, bourgeoisie, imperialism grows in Haiti

The corporate press in both the United States and France present the political situation in Haiti as a struggle between the so-called official government and an alliance of heavily armed criminal “gangs” called Viv Ansanm (“Live together” in Creole), which is on the verge of seizing control of Port

According to one local official, thousands of inhabitants have taken refuge in neighbouring communes, while members of criminal gangs face law enforcement forces.

Armed gangs in Haiti free 500 inmates after storming a town

As armed gangs expand their influence outside of the capital city, they storm a town and free 500 inmates from the local prison. Read all