P-to-P, April 26, 2024 [AlterPresse] — Unidentified individuals have, for several days, invaded the premises of the century-old newspaper “Le Nouvelliste” (daily newspaper founded on May 1, 1898), located on rue du Center, in Port-au-Prince, vandalized the equipment and took away the furniture and raw materials necessary for printing the daily newspaper, denounces the management of the said institution, in a note noted by the online agency AlterPresse.
While condemning this horrible misdeed, with serious consequences, the management of the newspaper “Le Nouvelliste” reminds the judicial authorities and the police of their role, which is to protect the lives and property of citizens.
“After more than 125 years of existence of a newspaper known for its independence, Le Nouvelliste, always wanting to be a privileged witness to our social changes, will continue to provide information from its digital version,” we read in the note.
Several schools, hospitals, pharmacies and commercial businesses were vandalized and looted in attacks by armed gangs, which intensified since Thursday February 29, 2024 in the metropolitan area of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
Several service vehicles of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy (Fmp) of the State University of Haiti (UEH), almost all the solar panels, electrical equipment and the cafeteria of the institution were taken away by armed individualson the night of Saturday April 20 to Sunday April 21, 2024, deplored the Rectorate of Ueh (Rueh), in a note dated Monday April 22, 2024.
83 private and public institutions and/or businesses were attacked, vandalized and/or set on fire in Port-au-Prince and surrounding communities, including 19 police stations and 5 peace courts and one (1) court of first instanceidentified the National Network for the Defense of Human Rights (Rnddh) in a report dated Wednesday April 10, 2024.
From January to March 2024, (a number of) 2,505 people were killed and injured in violence linked to armed gangs in Haitiindicated Binuh, in a report dated Friday April 19, 2024. [emb rc apr 26/04/2024 16:00]
