[Haiti] Riots: Violent demonstration

On 16 April 2025, in Petion Ville - Delmas 95, Ouest, hundreds of citizens demonstrated along the Freres Road and Saint Pierre Square to demand that the authorities take measures to stop the widespread gang violence. Demonstrators set up burning barricades and threw stones at cars that tried to pass through. The police intervened against armed individuals who tried to push them out of the area, causing clashes between the officers and demonstrators. Mobilizations on the same claims were held in other neighborhoods across the capital as part of the Black Wednesday Initiative (Mercredi Noir) against insecurity (coded separately).

Severity

LOW

Occurred

2025-04-16

Country

Haiti

Event type

riot

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