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Haiti Declares State of Emergency After Mass Jailbreak

  • #Politics
  • #Haiti
  • #Armed conflict
  • #Prisons and prisoners
Haiti Declares State of Emergency After Mass Jailbreak
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MAR 2024
Image copyright: Richard Pierrin/Stringer/Getty Images News via Getty Images (Aug. 16, 2021)
story last updated MAR 2024

The Spin

Pro-establishment narrative

Armed bandits have orchestrated acts of violence and terror to cause chaos and panic in Haiti. Ruthless gangs control 80% of Port-au-Prince and are fighting to seize the rest to delay forming inclusive governance and restoring democracy in the country. The mass prison break and upsurge in violence underlines the need for the UN to deploy a multinational security force to bring peace to Haiti and make it gang-free.

CNN

Establishment-critical narrative

Deploying a multinational security force in Haiti would legitimize the unelected leaders of Port-au-Prince. Prime Minister Henry must immediately step down to allow a fresh, credible transitional government to emerge and create the conditions for free and fair elections. Until leaders unaffiliated with gangs form a functional government in Haiti, hope and stability will continue to elude an impoverished nation.

New York Times

Metaculus Prediction


Establishment split

CRITICAL

PRO

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BBC NewsFEB 2024
Haiti declares state of emergency after double jailbreak allows thousands of inmates to escape
GuardianFEB 2024
Police in Haiti struggle against gangs storming prison in latest surge of violence
Associated PressFEB 2024
Haiti declares curfew after 4,000 inmates escape jail amid rising violence
Al JazeeraFEB 2024
Haiti police unions plead for help as armed gangs storm main prison
Al JazeeraFEB 2024
Opinion | Haiti Doesn’t Need More Guns. It Needs a New Government.
New York TimesJUL 2023
Haiti: Hundreds of prisoners escape Port-au-Prince prison as violence escalates
CNNFEB 2024