Thousands of Haitians take to streets to protest surging gang violence

Thousands Join Machete-Wielding Protesters Against Gangs in Haiti

Thousands of Haitian citizens marched through the streets of Port-au-Prince on Wednesday to protest escalating gang violence.

They can't anymore from gang violence. Thousands of residents of Port-au-Prince gathered Wednesday (3 April 2025) to question the authorities. Report of our correspondent Peterson...

Haiti announces new measures to fight gangs after thousands of protesters demand security

The leader of Haiti’s transitional presidential council says it is taking measures to crack down on a surge in gang violence as he acknowledged that the country has “become hell for everyone.”

In Haiti, we have 'gangs in suits and gangs in sandals': Pro-democracy activist Clesca

Monique Clesca is an author, former United Nations official and well-known pro-democracy activist from Haiti. In an interview with FRANCE 24, she explained that "daily life is hellish" and compared the capital Port-au-Prince to "an open-air prison". She criticised the UN-backed international force in Haiti as well as the country's transitional presidential council, saying she believes it will not be able to organise elections by the internationa…

Fed up with surging gang violence, thousands of Haitians hit the streets

Armed gangs control about 85 percent of the capital, Port-au-Prince, according to the UN.

Thousands march against gangs in Haiti as Vatican is notified of murder of two nuns

Thousands of Haitians marched through the streets of the country’s volatile capital on Wednesday, defying tear gas and gangs as they vented their anger against the surge in gang violence and demanded the resignation of the country’s transitional authorities and the head of the Haiti National Police. Read more...