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Haiti’s anti-government protests continue for fifth day

Thousands march in Port-au-Prince after the country’s presidential runoff election was put on hold indefinitely. Violent demonstrations erupted in Haiti after elections were postponed indefinitely [Bahare Khodabande/EPA] Protesters clashed with police in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince as thousands marched against President Michel Martelly’s government on a day that was supposed to see a vote to elect …

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Large demonstration against election fraud

Defiant Haiti: “We Won’t Let You Steal These Elections!” Just Pinned to Ayiti Now Corp – Politics: Hooded gangs attacked a large demonstration against election fraud today (November 20) in the Haitian capital. A group of about 20 hooded men in a white pickup (license plate 1-00692), armed with m… http://www.counterpunch.org/2015/11/24/defiant-haiti-we-wont-let-you-steal-these-elections/  

Video: A call for Martelly to quit in Haiti

Demonstrators take to the streets of Port-au-Prince to demand Haitian President Michel Martelly leave office. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). Source: www.nytimes.com Demonstrators take to the streets of Port-au-Prince to demand Haitian President Michel Martelly leave office. Rough Cut (no reporter narration). See on Scoop.it – Haiti – History

As protests swell, international community calls for calm in Haiti

 INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY REQUESTS CALM AS PROTESTS SWELL, INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CALLS FOR CALM IN HAITI PORT-AU-PRINCE — Even as the international community continues to appeal for calm, Haitians gathered in the streets of Gonaives and elsewhere Monday to protest a decision to move ahead with election results despite allegations of voter fraud. Thousands took to the …

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