While media attention remains focused on the return of former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier to Haiti, disputes over the Nov. 28 presidential and legislative elections continue.
At a Haiti press conference, ex-dictator “Baby Doc” Duvalier expressed “profound sorrow” on behalf of his “compatriots who legitimately claim that they were victims” of his regime.
University of Puerto Rico (UPR) students and their supporters began a series of mass civil disobedience actions, blocking entrances to the RĂo Piedras campus in San Juan to escalate their protest against a $800 surcharge on tuition.
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Former Haitian dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier, returning to the country from French exile, was charged with corruption, theft, misappropriation of funds and other unnamed crimes.
Thousands of Haitians turned out for religious ceremonies in Port-au-Prince to mark the one-year anniversary of a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that leveled much of the capital and surrounding area.
Students at the University of Puerto Rico renewed militant protests around economic issues as the school reopened following winter holidays.
Criticism of both the Haitian government and the international community continues to mount as the Jan. 12 anniversary of Haiti’s devastating 2010 earthquake approaches.
The group Haitian Women’s Solidarity demanded international charges against the UN “peacekeeping force” in Haiti for introducing cholera to the nation.
It was still unclear when or whether the second round of Haiti’s controversial Nov. 28 presidential and legislative elections would take place.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced that it expects to start repatriating Haitian immigrants with criminal records in January, ending a temporary suspension.
One protester was killed and three arrested when Haitian police dispersed residents protesting a dump near the Duvivier neighborhood in Port-au-Prince’s impoverished CitĂ© Soleil section.
Students from the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) held a 48-hour strike to oppose plans for an $800 tuition surcharge at the public university beginning on Jan. 1.
