Thousands of people in the crisis-torn Haiti have taken to the streets of the capital Port-au-Prince against the government’s decision to seek foreign military assistance to quell gang-related violence, with police using tear gas to disperse protesters.
Demonstrators on Monday shouted against the “foreign occupation” and demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry, who on Friday asked international partners for “the immediate deployment of a specialised armed force, in sufficient quantity” to stop the “criminal actions” of armed gangs across the country.
Several people were shot and one person was reported to have been killed during the rallies. Protesters blamed the police for the death.
Al Jazeera’s Leah Harding reports.
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JOBS NOT GUNS.
WATER NOT SOLDIERS.
SHELTER NOT OPPRESSION.
Why doesn’t the International Community hold these leaders accountable to what and where and how the money is used? It seems like they just keep it for themselves. It should be found and given to all the people.
“International Community” cause this actually. Haiti will suffer for a long long time.
They didn’t call foreign forces, foreign put the prime minister in power so he can sign whatever paper they want, USA, CANADA AND FRANCE…… LEAVE HAITI ALONE WHITE PEOPLE
Great reporting, one must be brave to be in the streets of Port-au-Prince during such riots 👑
Don’t mock the people, you have no idea what they are going through. If you don’t have anything constructive to say, why not just pray for situation.
@WhatGoinOnPeople I was congratulating the reporters, not mocking the people in the streets. Your response seems illogical.
Took them long enough
Haiti needs tons of investment in Education and Healthcare 💕
@Art V. Art, so you suppose I should write an essay on investments in a youtube comment?
@Surfer Rosa no need to write an essay, if you knew what you were talking about you could have just summarized it in a paragraph
@Art V. ArtV, criticizing others is easy, how about you summarize in a paragraph your take in this particular issue? Oh and make sure it’s an original thought too.
What Haiti needs is Jesus Christ. If they turn from evil and repent of their sinful ways then God will hear their prayers. But until then he won’t listen because we can’t push God out of our lives turning to evil practices under the sun thinking he will hear us. Instead of the prime minister go on his knees and tell the people to pray and work with him to fix the country so God can heal it, no! He wants help from another countries to control the people even further. Well, we will see. America is not far from being punished either. She too found wanting and days numbered. The devil has taken it’s place in this country and seated in Washington. Until the people turn from sin and seek the Lord he will rescue us and save us from the wicked hands of the enemies who are trying to bill a tower of babel for the the nation and the world. Everyone wants to be a god and everyone wants power and greed. Bowing under these world leaders, instead of standing up believing in and trusting in God to deliver and save us all from tyranny. No! The leaders are greedy and fearful of the consequences of the world leaders and putting the people in bondage to save their skins. God will shake this world and things that which will take place will shake us to the core and that will put back the fear of God in mankind to know God is God and he is King above all rulers. Get back to God Almighty people! All they want is to control the masses and turn whom they want into bots and kill some. Wake up! They won’t save you by feeding you. They rather you dead! If they feed you, you won’t even know what you’re eating. call on Jesus!
I don’t understand anything. They don’t want to get out of gang problem.
No, they actually want to get out of the gang problem this is why they want this pupet government and western powers out. Because these are the real gangs in Haiti.
@Generocyclopedia Just like Ukraine
@Generocyclopedia really?
Wakanda 4eva
Russia or China must step in and help thats the only way for peace Wagner group ill send them there
Why would you want to send a mercinery group for humaterian aid?🤣🤣
If they do that then the US and Europe will force them to reject helping Haiti.
Name a country that has benefited after Washington’s intervention. I’ll wait…
Germany, and Japan
Kuwait
Hahahaha NONE
china
Those are all gang related people protesting.
The real gang in Haiti is the fake haitian government. Haiti don’t need international intervention. We want to govern ourselves for ourselves and by ourselves.
US occupation coming
shame on you
Iran has a revolution
you are silent
shame on you 🖕🖕🖕🖕👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻
Give the people what they want!
Yes, a quick painless death – they’re a burden on humanity.
Where’s the 13 Billion $$$ in aide going?
In the govt pockets
Haiti being Haiti.
Coming to your city soon.
@OHJamaica Mon yup exactly 💯
And America being American
Protest against the government, yet to coward to face the gangs. Typical, they are no different from afghan coward men who ran instead of fighting, despite having billions worth of modern weapons.
Do the government not know their own history? Foreign forces to quell uprising did not work well in Haiti.
best option right now nothing is moving in the country
Better than starving
If people don’t have job. or high cost of living or insecurities … failed government .. public start to loot of items food , clothes electronic items so many things 🇺🇸🇮🇳
shame for all the good people there, caught up this stupidity
these are idiots sent to the streets by the gangs fking their country up
France is why Haiti is like this poor
Stop that music
@Diaz Castro start instead
For once try to deal with your own ducking problems… We are kind of busy now.
You’re so busy that you’re preparing an invasion of haiti to resume shipments of oil
Sack your Government! They are the Servants
Thank God there are no white people there to oppress them.
Haiti should be run by these guys?
The hard truth is your problems are your problems. We can’t fix them. The citizens are right. It doesn’t help anyone. It perpetuates the issues and typically means some larger power is going to take the opportunity to bend you to their will.
Send them all to Russia
To israel
We wuz Kangz and sheit the prophet Shabba Doo Buggywhip!
🙂
I support those people on the street !
Most of them are probably criminals. Lmao
@Zoomer George W. Bush, fr fr no cap, ong you just remember that criminals come in all shapes, colors and races. Some dress in 3 piece suit and tie and some dress in rags. Just remember, that when the time come, the only judge won’t be held by you.
@WhatGoinOnPeople Well, that makes two of us.
@Zoomer George W. Bush, fr fr no cap, ong I’m Haitian, believe me or not. Those people who’s saying that their protest are part of those people cause the country can’t develop and bad.
If there were good people and wanted something good to happen, they wouldn’t protest for violence and because the district schools said school about to open.😔
Sorry for 90% people that suffered for none they’ve done.
They need clean water food gas oil at cheap price I am with public
Don’t worry. At least in the US, we’d rather snort ghost pepper hot sauce up our nostrils than get involved in Haiti again.
@luisanthonychau I call bull on your statement, there is no op underway. I want you to tell me how they’d take Varreux.
@BAYER’S BLUE BAYOU BIOWEAPON US is literally invading Haiti 🤣
@Mike High Invasion in time doesn’t mean active op. Furthermore, still waiting on UN confirmation.
Haitians didn’t ask the usa backed government did. Literally this is why I never trust the media. U guys lie constantly
13 billion dollars in aid and not a single thing to show up for it. Even N. Korea has a public infastructure to boast.
Just throw the whole country away, and start over.
How can foreign soldiers help?
At least. Take over the port and secure roads so fuel trucks and other cargo can get to markets without gangs fees.
Secure government buildings and officials.
Take over PAP (airport), flight controllers there are a joke.
A campaign hospital, a corp of engineers.
1k soldiers on 6 hours shifts can easily to this.
Once peace comes. Organize elections.
Haití currently doesn’t have any elected officials.
Last time they had elections was in 2016.
Current PM was appointed by a president (killed) who at time was out of his constitutional period because they couldn’t organize elections
Provide food, water and shelter.
just like Lebanon?
Roadmap to Haiti’s Next Revolution is my proposed Haitian Diaspora plan for Haiti. Good read. Great plan. Will give tangible results over the long run.
The Haitian diaspora is big problem for Haïti let Haitians in Haïti solve their country
@Gideon Moseri Thank you. It is time the Haitian diaspora stops being a problem. I have a plan. Won’t you join me is what is needed. Massive participation.
Rubens, I will get the book and I will let you know if I think the plans are going to be effective. I agree with you on one point. Haitian Diaspora must get involved, but they cannot fix the problems. A collective of efforts is needed in order for the country to thrive again.
@Gideon Moseri How is the Haitian Diaspora a big problem? What did they do to you or Haiti?
@Gideon Moseri if they could, they would have done it by now?
I feel so lucky & sad that they have to endure that…..I dont know Id want to live if that was my country.
if ur rich you’d live just fine
hahahaha… you don’t know haitians 😂😆
Sometimes things happen,you might lucky and not in this world.
In conclusion, don’t do things that not require in your life a way to live and don’t making enemies 🤞.
Haiti is more like a poor African nation than a Caribbean one. What a mess.
why don’t they ask their African brothers to send some peace keeping forces. instead asking bloodthirsty American or French forces.
Ethnic rivalries!
Haiti never received anything that fake news
Real pay not slave pay. All need to strike..
The Haitians problem cannot come from a Dominican Solution. US can take them all if they want them.
Pritibi janse tara amader
Bar bar rimot da hkarer mathdame amadaer somostu kiso olta mithta procas care atu bar bisoy goli janar pore a abar kibabe tara pc ar mathdame amader mobailer ja asbe bar tader pc hoia habe tara mazethte issa motun tader mithta basa dokaia dey
Abossoi apnara jara ai sozog tader disen tara dayi honna bhalen
Tara akta manos ke akta sobda carte azo porjontu dey nai
Ahono dey na atu sokti coithte kar kader atu sokki donike atkaia dey donia a sate amon ta mone hoy na
Khatu ta bhasor amare pagol banaia rakse
Amader bis dey athtu horaite anti medisin dey shariler somostu kiso medisin da bonda care dey
Sozog pelei marbe
Amon abosta jana sothte a sobai bestu porichitir amader othdarer noy carjocalape pritibi atai dekse tader sozog care diye kara kara
Jac bhalsi rastropoti obaidol soytanra morse morsei atai bastob agolir bongso marmo pore santu hamo ata wada probor pa soiae moder
Ai je beadobi sahos ase karo jotoi sokti thak sozog na dile parle othtur den nirjatun carar parle othtur den ki boza jay sobai bestu sartu niya
Amar rag odena ragi ami na batase khabare dokane amonki gharer chaler cat paltaia tara kader motun dekte auto biture medisin ja rimot da ghare bataser sate misiye dite pare mesin ghare capasitar ar biture medisin sistem rastAy jei dike jai bibinnu babe medisin dei bp hai carar bp hai carle sobar mezaz khara habei paglami carbei daibetiks ar medisin agoli liksi na kibabe rag otaia rahe
Rastropoti atudin hasinare atkaia rakse ahon open thart cartase hasinay bal sire deiha parse
Nacol moron sazaia dehaia dibo karon rastropoti sekretari pritibir mata soytaner mol
These white western Europeans are obsession with Haiti.
Ok now y’all get just dumb so you don’t want help? Fine then you will die off. That’s crazy
So ok remove prime minister. Gangs control all happy?
The clintons have the cash that was yours😢
Ask the Clinton’s for help… 😂
US funds the protesters, protesters demand US TROOPS PATHETIC!
No we will not be sending troops…
We will give them agriculture and education and education because they already had it before they were enslaved.
We will help them revitalize the soil of Haiti so that they can have more jobs and more production anduction and better quality.
But we will not help you oppress them for cheap labor.
Haiti might end up or is already a Sri Lanka
Other way around
Bill & Killary Clinton foundation received BILLIONS OF 💵 DOLLARS IN FOREIGN AID … get it right missy 💥
The people don’t want the troop there because When there was there were sexually abuse children woman’s and boys there Every time the troop go to Haiti went 15 years back sickness all kinds of things no we don’t them
They claim the whites oppress them…no whites there but they’re oppressed 🤔.
Pray for haitians
Not sure if prayers help
lack of clean drinking water? send in the marines!
They need actual help, Canada or France should step up and do something.
The United States, Canada and France have no right to interfere in Haiti’s internal affairs at the request of Ariel Henry, who has no legitimacy. The first eagle that will take off, it will fly backwards, the same for the second, the same for the third. History has revealed to us who our real enemies are, and all the Haitian people understand that.
2:00 😁😁😁😀😀😁😁😁
You need to say . The help never get to the country
Hang in there Haiti ✌️
Soutien aux habitants de Port au Prince et Haiti.Courage a vous!
Believe it or not, Haiti is the richest country in the carribeans with natural resources. Iridium one ton sale for 45billions, Gas, Gold, etc. Ask France, Canada, and US how Haiti is like that, they have the answer.
You’ve paid for your freedom by blood and milllions of dollars 💔But the first black free slave nation are you truly free?God from above don’t forsake Haiti,have mercy on your people 🙏💔
Fake news……listen to Redacted on YouTube for the real reason. America’s corrupt politicians.
Don’t worry. US military is on its way to exterminate the protestor which would soon been branded as terrorists.
We need Holy Spirit Revival in Yeshua’s name!!!
Smells like another USA invasion is on the way.
America will destroy it and corrupt it like every other nation they set foot on
This is how the US starts manufacturing consent to invade HAITI. Lol.
Yup exactly 💯
Prime Minister Ariel Henry sound and look more like an African American working for the US government than a Haitian
😂😂😂 what
Protests in Iran are good. But that of Haiti is bad
You are wrong on both counts.
I think the invasion of Haiti has began. The Haitians want the Prime Minister to resign and a new government put in place but Haiti has always been run by puppets of the West. A new puppet will be put in place by some quazi way because regime changes can be carried out in so many ways, especially via the UN.
American forces in Haiti because of high cost of living while Americans sit by and doing nothing to a high cost of living. Only in America 🤬
It’s the same o same o u.s. and allies create a security issue and offer forces. Then the bankers strike a deal with the government that will create forever financial slavery for all of its citizens.Cost of living goes up while the standard of living always gets worse. There is nothing good about u.s.’s foreign policy. There foriegn policies are only to take advantage of people. That same system is set up in the u.s. and NATO allies. Never work with the u.s.
The think is when the u.s. doesnt get there way they then kill the leader or create choas to destabilize the region. U.s. military is a cancer to this earth. When Hitler was removed from power the world was better for it.
They wanted their independence. They have it.
Well from my understanding and listening to the Haitians the US is why they’re suffering ask any one of them and they will tell you the same thing
The Haitians never got a look in when it came to aid money, many NGOs became rich, the UN did not compensate Haiti for the colera they imported and the Clinton foundation took all the donations back to the USA. The UN soldiers and many NGO CEOs raped & impregnated children and nobody has been prosecuted.
More troops. Of course. What could possibly go wrong with that?
Biden and the Elite scumbags will send help.Troops to help the cash flow.
Yup no denying corruption is real in Haiti, $13 billions in aid really went to the politicians themselves, while the people suffer hard to imagine Haiti being a stable country
The U.S. is already there…its a sad day for Haiti. The U.S. has been extremely abusive in the past; this is unlikely to change today.
Al jazeera is a cheer leader for the US invasion …
Disgusting how they overpopulated with no natural resources nor education
While the other side of the island is prosperous compared to it
The White power structure has so many invisible barriers in place to assure Haiti never rises from its current state you clowns need to read history to educate yourself on the constant theft of Haitian wealth by the French and US. Shameful you guys don’t know this and blame Haiti the actual victim of the French and US theft.
Is this a puppet goverment installed by France,Canada and the Usa?
Outsiders Always minding other peoples bussiness that’s the problem.
Yes why send in foreign troops to destroy even more? The government clearly needs to be the people and they need to unite to advance this is not accept so many people angry . The people are not the problem
USA installed corrupt government leads to protests.
haha dont rely on US
The biden administration sends billions in weapons to Ukraine, may as well add Haiti to the list! 🤡
Tired of their western installed government. The US global imperialist hegemony is crumbling.
The Clintons made millions of these people last time. Don’t let US intervene.
These people are very unappreciative of all the trouble the US has gone to in installing a government for them ,thus saving them the cost of a election .
I’m not sure you know what you’re taking about, the US foreign policies have been a parasitic curse on most countries 😂
@Christopher C. Morningstar Exactly the point .
The money went to the Clinton’s and that white actor guy sean I think last name start with a P or something I believe lol look it up
Sounds like the government backing against the people
America’s special military operation in Haiti. But when Russia doesn’t want Nazis on their borders they are evil
How convenient! Whenever US troops are packed and ready to roll, a foreign county is going to have protest out of control and calling for intervention.
Oh only if they have mastered this skill in 2003 they would never have to invent WMD in Iraq.