Haiti Fast Facts

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Updated 1706 GMT (0106 HKT) March 3, 2020

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Demonstrators march through the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday, February 7, demanding the resignation of Haitian President Jovenel Moise.
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Demonstrators march through the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Thursday, February 7, demanding the resignation of Haitian President Jovenel Moise.
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Police agents block the street where a police officer was fatally shot in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, February 20.
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Police agents block the street where a police officer was fatally shot in Port-au-Prince on Wednesday, February 20.
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Haitian Police Chief Michel-Ange Gédéon told CNN that eight individuals, including five Americans, are being held for what he described as possession of illegal weapons. Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Henry Ceant <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/20/americas/haiti-detainees-prime-minister-allegation-intl/index.html" target="_blank">has accused them</a> of being "terrorists" on a mission to destabilize his government. CNN was not permitted to speak to the men in detention.
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Haitian Police Chief Michel-Ange Gédéon told CNN that eight individuals, including five Americans, are being held for what he described as possession of illegal weapons. Haitian Prime Minister Jean-Henry Ceant has accused them of being "terrorists" on a mission to destabilize his government. CNN was not permitted to speak to the men in detention.
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People wait in line for gas in the Port-au-Prince commune of Petion-Ville on Sunday, February 17.
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People wait in line for gas in the Port-au-Prince commune of Petion-Ville on Sunday, February 17.
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A police officer questions a man near the airport in Port-au-Prince on Friday, February 15.
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A police officer questions a man near the airport in Port-au-Prince on Friday, February 15.
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A boy flees from tear gas during clashes in Port-au-Prince on February 15.
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A boy flees from tear gas during clashes in Port-au-Prince on February 15.
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