Haitians Protest US and Canada Sending Military Equipment as US and Mexico Support, and UN Considers, Sending Armed Envoys to Haiti. In France, Strikes Continue as Police Crack Down on Protests.
Deteriorating economic conditions, rising inflation, and skyrocketing energy prices continue to fuel anti govenrment protests across the world.
Haiti has experienced several waves of protests this year, as domestic instability increased following the assassination of the Haitian president in 2021. One of the alleged assassins was a former DEA source:
The Pentagon confirmed multiple individuals detained for the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Noise received military training from the United States :
The Washington Post confirmed two United States citizens were arrested for their role in President Moise's murder:
Bill and Hillary Clinton came ubder public attack for failing to “build back better” in Haiti. ABC wrote a lengthy article investigating the Clinton's non profit activity in Haiti, as well as a factory tied to the Clinton's that was accused of widespread sexual harassment and abusive labor practices:
The 2016 article includes the term building back better to describe the Clinton's goals and failures in Haiti:
With instability increasing in Haiti over the past week, with the Haitian government blaming the unrest on criminal gangs, the US and Mexico requested an armed envoy deploy to Haiti:
A Haitian aid group has warned about foreign involvement in Haitian affairs:
Canadian PM Justin Trudeau announced Canada and the US sent military equipment to Haiti to help achieve peace:
The UN is exploring the possibility of sending armed agents to restore order in Haiti:
Haitian protesters are demanding the resignation of the current Prime Minister:
Haitian protesters outside the US Embassy:
France
Protests and strikes continue in France, where refinery workers have refused to work pending labor disputes and calls for higher wages and economic policies to address inflation. Teachers, rand transit workers, hospital staff, and nuclear specialist likewise joined the strike, as union activists warned of additional future strikes if demands to combat the rising cost of living were unmet by the French govenrment.
France ordered refinery workers who are striking to return to work, while transit worker strikes have impacted travel:
The nationwide strike impacted schools, as teachers joined other workers to protest the skyrocketing cost of living:
Video from strikes show students joining protests, which includes blockades and regular physical oppression by French police: