Against All Odds, Haitians Protest Illegal Regime, Foreign Occupation

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<snip> The two latest expressions of their will occurred in Cap Haitien, Haiti’s second largest city, on December 16, and on December 31 in the Belair district of the capital city, Port-au-Prince. In Cap Haitien, 10,000 people staged a march calling for the return of the constitutional government and an end to the widespread repression. They chanted, “Aristide must return!” and “We will never accept the kidnapping of our president!” In Belair, a large protest made the same demands. <snip>

Haitians are still reeling from a wave of jailings and killings following a massive pro-Aristide march of 10,000 people on September 30 in Port-au-Prince. Haitian police (that is, rightists in uniform) opened fire on the demonstration, killing several people. In the following days, the rightists set up checkpoints and cordoned off entire neighborhoods, and then detained or murdered opponents of the coup regime. <snip>

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