Thousands of Haitian citizens marched through the streets of Port-au-Prince on Wednesday to protest escalating gang violence and their government’s failure to control it.
Some of the protesters told Reuters they wanted to demonstrate their defiance of the gangs and their refusal to live in fear. Many of the protesters were armed with clubs and machetes, and some carried guns.
Others said there was plenty to be afraid of and they faulted their government for not doing enough to defeat the gangsters. Some wondered if government officials were actively colluding with the gang lords, who seem to have a great deal of money to spend despite Haiti’s general poverty.
“Do you see what is happening? Today, Haitian people will fight to be free
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