Haiti's Struggles Intensify Amid Gang Violence and Government Failures**

Fri Mar 14 2025 16:19:15 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)
Haiti's Struggles Intensify Amid Gang Violence and Government Failures**

A dire situation unfolds in Haiti as armed gangs escalate attacks, revealing a lack of governmental control over the nation's turmoil.**


The recent influx of international officers seems inadequate as gang violence has surged, with tragic attacks on journalists deepening Haiti's crisis.**



In a shocking escalation of violence, Haiti has witnessed significant turmoil as armed gangs increasingly assert control over its streets, resulting in devastating attacks including those on journalists and a public hospital. The situation reached a critical point this past weekend, when a group of roughly 150 foreign officers arrived to support existing international security forces attempting to combat the rampant gang violence that has plagued the country for months. However, historical precedents suggest this latest effort may yield little success.

Tragedy struck during a news conference aimed at announcing the reopening of a major public hospital that had been shuttered for nine months due to gang activity. The event came under gunfire, killing two journalists and a police officer, while more than two dozen reporters found themselves trapped for two harrowing hours. They were forced to use makeshift medical techniques, employing strips of their clothing as tourniquets and tampons to stanch the bleeding of their wounded colleagues, while medical personnel fled in fear.

“There was blood all over the floor and on our clothes,” shared Jephte Bazil, a journalist at Machann Zen Haiti, emphasizing the desperate state of the hospital, which had no resources to treat the victims. The relentless violence underscores not only the increasing influence of gangs but also the profound failures of the Haitian government to restore order and safety.

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