Protests shut down main cities in Haiti on Monday as demonstrators clashed with police and demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry.
Banks, colleges and authorities companies closed in Haiti’s northern and southern areas whereas protesters blocked foremost routes with blazing tires and paralyzed public transportation, in response to native media experiences.
Smaller demonstrations came about within the capital of Port-au-Prince, the place dozens of protesters gathered in entrance of Henry’s workplace earlier than police fired tear fuel, dispersing the group. Among the many protesters was presidential candidate and former Prime Minister Claude Joseph, who was seen in a video wiping his face as supporters yelled, “We aren’t stopping!”
At the least three days of protests culminating on Wednesday are anticipated throughout Haiti, with Feb. 7 thought-about the supposed deadline for Henry to resign.
The date is critical in Haiti: Feb. 7, 1986 marked the day that former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier fled for France, and Feb. 7, 1991 marked the day that Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Haiti’s first democratically-elected president, was sworn in.
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