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Haiti protesters destroying Michel Martelly Picture

Haiti protesters destroying Michel Martelly Picture

Haiti protesters destroying Michel Martelly Picture. Will he call for Elections in January 2015?

Michel Martelly has extended three invitations to opposition parties to meet and find a solution to the crisis. But the opposition has yet to agree to a joint meeting. Martelly went so far as to extend an invitation to the extremist party, Fanmi Lavalas, who regards the invitation as merely an extraneous piece of information.

The National Palace, anticipating there would be demonstration activity around the building, had the Haitian National Police put up barricades. Demonstrators held placards demanding democratic elections along with a new government, as well ordering the government to release incarcerated opposition activists.

At the center of the firestorm brewing as the year draws to a close, Martelly is promising he will call for elections at the beginning of the new year even if the electoral crisis is not breeched.

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Protest in Croix-Hilaire, locality of Petit-Goâve

Protest in Croix-Hilaire, locality of Petit-Goâve

Here is a protest in Croix-Hilaire, locality of Petit-Goâve. The population is demanding more electricity.

Petit-Goâve Protestors Demand Electricity Now and Me Jean Alix Civil Fired

Petit-Goâve protestors are fed up in Croix-Hilaire. They have gone without electricity for six months, and are telling Electricity of Haiti either reconnect the transformer, or residents will set up barricades of burning tires on National Road #2.

Another protest, more peaceful, is being organized by Block of Democratic Opposition to order the government to immediately dismiss Petit Goâve Government Commissioner Me Jean Alix Civil and appoint a new municipal cartel.

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A Car Window broken during Protest in Haiti

A Car Window broken during Protest in Haiti

Here is the picture of a car being damaged during a violent demonstration in Haiti.

Amidst the pandemonium of the protest that degenerated into stone-throwing, the property damage caused has yet to be estimated. The crowd followed a cavalcade of the government's as they moved through the towns of Port-au-Prince on October 26, 2014. Soon, the stone throwing began and the security forces retaliated with bullets and tear gas. Valuable property including a car window were apparently damaged in the melee, though the true extent of the damage is, as yet, untallied.

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Street Protester removing Sign of President Michel Martelly

Street Protester removing Sign of President Michel Martelly

Here is a picture of a Street Protester removing the picture of President Michel Martelly.

Anti-government protest in Haiti

The incident followed a series of other demonstrations in the weeks leading up to it, showing the dissatisfaction of a fraction of the population with the current administration. Despite the reports being made about the government's strides in improving the living conditions of the country's people, the protest accused them of just the opposite. The opposition further accused the government of far-flung corruption, for doing very little to ease poverty, and for the rising cost of living in the country.

As many of these charges are still flung at the Martelly Government one year later, it is no wonder the protesting, like that witnessed in late October 2014, continues. Added to those old charges is, of course, the new one of the purposeful delay of the long-awaited elections.

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Car set on Fire during Street Protest

Car set on Fire during Street Protest

Here is a picture of a private car being set on fire during a violent Street Protest in Haiti

Anti-government protest in Haiti has turned violent

It was a battle between bullets and stones in the country's capital of Port-au-Prince on Thursday November 7, 2013. The situation then was much like the recent incident in Petit Goave where political unrest led to a clash between protesters and the security forces.

Back in 2013, a peaceful procession of about 3,000 began marching in the morning through the towns of the capital. They were demanding that the country's leader, President Michel Martelly, resign his post, but were reportedly met with people who hurled stones at them from alleys and rooftops. This initial chaos led to a greater one still, as police intervened with the use of tear gas, but were met by the protesters throwing stones back at them. The entire melee ended only after the group of protesters fled to nearby Petion-ville.

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Senatè Moïse Pran Gaz nan manifestasyon kont gouvenman Martelly

Senatè Moïse Pran Gaz nan manifestasyon kont gouvenman Martelly

Mezanmi, me foto Senatè Moïse Jean Charles pandan yon manifestasyon yer. Senatè-a Pran anpil Gaz nan manifestasyo kont gouvenman

Ginyin anpil moun ki dakor ak Senatè-a, konsa, gin anpil moun ki pa dakor ak li

On October 17, a team of protesters comprising of opposition political parties like Patriotic Movement of the Democratic Opposition, Patriotic Force for the Respect of the Constitution, the Organization Tèt ansanm and other organizations close to Fanmi Lavalas demonstrated agitation in demand for better living conditions and departure of the team in power. However, due to the Government's strategy the demonstration was less mobilizing than its earlier protest of September 30. Because, many citizens attended, a government organized music program on "The life of Emperor Jean-Jacques Dessalines". The demonstrators repeatedly attempted to enter Petionville, ignoring police obstructions. At the first stage, the police tried to pacify them by peacefully pushing at the level of Delmas 30. However, at the end, to disperse the angry protesters they had to use tear gas and water cannons. Over a ten demonstrators were arrested; Senator Moïse, the leader of the demonstrators strongly overpowered by tear gas took refuge in a club in Delmas 33. However, following the event he called on citizens to remain mobilized and has given rendezvous on October 26.

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Biron Odige and Rony Timothee of FOPARK arrested during Protest

Biron Odige and Rony Timothee of FOPARK arrested during Protest

Here is a picture of the two members of the opposition who were arrested today, October 26, 2014, during an anti-Government protest. Coordinator Biron Odige and spokesman for FOPARK(Mobilizasyon manch long pou voye Mateli ale) and Rony Timothee were both arrested.

The two were arrested at the opposition rally in Bel Air, at the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in the morning and taken to the police station in Petion-ville. The National Police has not provided any information concerning the arrest.

The protest did go on as scheduled, however. Several thousand protesters marched through the capital demanding the chance to vote in legislative and local elections. They started their rally in Bel Air slum, burning piles of wood and holding up their voting cards to show they were ready to cast ballots.

They traveled the streets of the Capital chanting several anti-Martelly slogans. the crowd got bigger as they reached St Martin, Delmas and Petion-ville to end at the Champ de Mars.

Kreyol Pale, Kreyol Kompran.

Mezanmi, sanble Rony Timothee nan cho anko oui ak La Polic. Nan Manifestasyon ke mesye FOPARK tap organize-a, La Polic vini li pran ni Rony Timothee avek Biron Odige, yon lot mam nan organizasyon-a, yo mete neg yo anba kod oui.

Pou Rony, se a pen kelke jou li ginyin depi yo lagge li. Nan rantre, soti, rantre, soti nan prizon an Ayiti, yon jou li kapab rete andedan net oui

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Protest against Carnival of Flowers 2013

Protest against Carnival of Flowers 2013

The ire of the protestors who attended the Carnival des Fleurs was piqued by the decision of the President, Michel Martelly, to host the festival this year. Their grouse is with the estimated $2.2 million it took to fund the carnival, which many view as a non-productive, unnecessary waste of money that could have been used in any one of the other hundreds of needy sectors of the economy. While openly in opposition to the revelry going on at the Carnival, the protestors, paradoxically, added to the number of patrons at the festival.

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Protest In Haiti

Protest In Haiti

This is a classic scene during a protest in Haiti. A car that was parked in the path of the protest was vendalized.

In Haiti, protests are often turned violent. Some of the protesters use violence to make their point. As a result, many people bicome victim

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Protest against Duvalier Regime on the day of Jean Claude Duvalier's Funeral

Protest against Duvalier Regime on the day of Jean Claude Duvalier's Funeral

Here is a picture of some people who took the opportunity to protest against the Duvalier regime on the very same day of the funeral of Jean Claude Duvalier in Haiti.

The group wanted to remind people of the crime this regime has committed in Haiti and how so many families suffered and are still suffering as a consequence

According to some in the protest Duvalier regime was a regime of blood, terror. The regime repressed all forms of expression and freedom in Haiti.

Kreyol Pale, Kreyol Kompran

Gade yon group mou ki te ape proteste Samdi-a pandan fineray Jean Claude Duvalier Nan Por-au-Prince. Moun yo te profite evenman sa pou yo te fe moun sonje ke Divalye regime sa se yon ban kriminel, e ke se pa de ni twa moun yo manje

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