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YEAR IN PHOTOS
Several men work to rescue the body of a girl buried in the rubble of a house in the aftermath of an earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti, August 14, 2021 - Photo by Duples Plymouth for AP 11 lane apretranblemanntèterib ki tetouyeplispase 300,000 mounyo, Ayiti tesekwe yon lòtfwaankòanesa a pa yon tranblemanntèvyolan ki tefeanpildegajou ki tedawout la. Men fwasa a, sa pa konsène tout repiblik la nèt. Vrèmanvre, nan dat 14 dawout 2021 an, yon tranblemanntèak yon mayitid 7.2 ki tekoze pa fay sismik “Enriquillo-Plantain garden” tedevasteGransid la net (Sid, Grandansak Nip), e telakòzanpilgwopèt.
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ANPILDEGAIMENAKMATERYÈL
Plis pase 2,200 mounmouriakanviwon 12,000bleseteanrejistreaprètranblemantè a, daprèestatistik nan DireksyonJeneralPwoteksyon Sivil la (DGPC). Ak 52,953 kay detwiakplispase 77,000 lòtdomaje, tranblemanntèsa a telakòzanpildega nan enfrastriktiesansyèlyo: 25 etablismansante, 127 lekòlak 60 batimanrelijyetedetwi, sanbliyeplizyèwoutakpon, sa ki tekoupeaksè a plizyezòn nan sidwès la. Pami viktimyonou ka site ansyensenatè Sid la, ansyendepite Okay e ansyenmajistravil la, Gabriel Fortuné, ki mouri anba debriotèl li “Le Manguier”.
KONSEKANS KI PI GRAVTOUJOU
Dapre yon rapò ki tepibliye pa Displacement Tracking Matrix (DTM), omwen 650,000 mountebezwenasistansimanitèapretranblemanntè a. DTM te rive idantifye 65 pwenrasanblemanakanviwon 26,245 moun ki deplase nan kotesayo. Kèkjouapretranblemantè a, GranSid la te frape pa tanpèt Grace, ki tepwolonjeeprèvabitanyo. Malgresa, yo pa te gen okennchwake rete tranpeakdezolasyonnan nan yon lari ki menase pa inondasyon.
DON POUEDEVIKTIM YO
Nan tout mondlan, anpilpeyiakòganizasyon te trèreflechianpil sou ka Ayiti a. Ayiti te resevwa don kisoti nan tout kwenki sou te a. Daprèreziltaevalyasyonpèt PDNA te fè a, yo pralbezwenprèske 2 milya dola oswa 157 milyagoud pou rekonstwi Gran Sid la. Yon lòtkote, Bank Mondyalteanonse yon don 190 milyondolapouede Ayiti. Gouvènman an pralòganize yon konferansentènasyonal an janvye 2022 pourasanble yon pati nan fonsayo. Sepandan, akoz plan rekonstriksyonalontèmkegouvènman an tabli an, kominoteGransid la dwejwenn yon fasonpou l sòti anba gwokrizsa a.
ASASINAPREZIDAN JOVENEL MOISE LA
Pa Ford Pierre
Nan kòmansmanlannwit 7 jiyè 2021 an, yotetouyePrezidan Jovenel Moïse lakay li (ki sitiye nan Petyonvil) nan katyePòtoprens. Lanmòchèfleta a rive nan zòn 1è nan matenlè yon gwoup 28 kòmandomèsenèKolonbyen, ki gen ladantwapolisyeayisyen, atakelakay li. Madanm li, Martine Moïse, teblesegravmanpa bal. Tout bagaytefètsantwòpkonplikasyonmalgreprezans 23 gad nan rezidanslan. Nan atiksa a, noupral mete aksan sou kèkstatistik ki anrejitrekonsenantrajedisa a.
KÈKEKSPLIKASYON SOU KÒZASASINAA
AsasinaPrezidan Jovenel Moïse la òganizepourezonpolitik, e poufè yon “Hold-up”. Se sarapòankèt RNDDH la afime, e ki konfime pa entèvyoukechèntelevizyonKolonbyenCaracoltefèak kat mèsenèKolonbyen : Alman Rivera Garcia (ansyenkòmandan), Jheyner Carmona Florez (ansyensoulyetnan), Angel Yarce Sierra (ansyen. -sjan) ak Naiser Franco Castaneda. “Hold-up” sakonsènerekiperasyonplizyèmilyondola ki tekache nan chanmPrezidan Jovenel Moïse la.
Daprè New York Times, Ayiti parètkòm yon gwopwentranspòpoudwòg ki pralOzetazini. Sa kimennenfoslòd yo kwèkeasasinaPrezidanJovenel Moïse an lyeakzafè sa a..
ARESTAYSONKÈKSISPÈ
Sistèmjistisayisyen an idantifyeplizyèsispèk nan kadankètyo tap mennen an. Pa egzanp: • Pastè Christian Emmanuel Sanon se youn nan premyemounyote arete e mete nan prizon. • Yote arete chèf gad prezidansyèl la, Dimitri Herard, keyosispèk ki te bay manmgwoupkomandoyozamakminisyonpoureyalizevyezaksa a. • Yote mete touKowòdonatèsekiritepalènasyonal la, Jean Laguel Civil anba kontwòljidisyè. • Plizyeavirechèchtelansekontansyensenatè John Joël Joseph, avoka Joseph
Félix Badio akansyenmajistratribinalkasasyonWindelle Coq-Thélot. • Yotepibliye yon avirechechtoukontbiznismanayisyen an, Rodolphe Jaar, paske li teenplike nan krimsa a. • Biznisman Samir Handal, yon lòtsispèk, te arete nan peyi Tiki pa lapolis
Tik ansanmakotoriteayisyenyo nan dat 15 novanm 2021.
Otoriteyote arete plizyèlòtsispèkapregwokrimsa a ki te choke lemonnantye. Men jiskaprezanankètyo ap kontinye. Antèmanansyenprezidan an te chante nan vilOkap le 23 jiyè 2021, nan rezidansfanmi li. Kilèansyenprezidan an ap resijwennjistis li?
SEPTEMBER 2021: HAITIAN MIGRANTS AT THE TEXAS BORDER
By Alex Popa
Haitians have endured massive political and social turmoil over the last 11 years. Natural disasters, gang violence, outbreaks of COVID-19 and cholera, and the assassination of president Jovenel Moïse are just some of the reasons why thousands of Haitians decided to immigrate to the United States this year. But getting into the US isn’t easy, as per official immigration guidelines.
WHAT HAPPENED AT THE TEXAS BORDER?
In September 2021, approximately 15,000 migrants arrived in Del Rio, Texas, constructing a makeshift camp under a bridge. Of those 15,000 migrants, 95% were Haitians looking for asylum and an escape from the confines of a nearautocratic regime in Haiti.
From there, chaos ensued. The migrants were seen crossing the river from Texas to the US and confronted by mounted US Border Patrol personnel. Controversial images appeared in the media allegedly showing mounted Border Patrols using horse reins as whips or lassos to attack the migrants. Some Border Patrols were heard swearing at Haitian migrants trying to pass illegally into the US.
Many US news outlets – including NBC News, Time, BBC, The New York Times, and the Texas Tribune – covered the event under headlines such as “Images of Border Patrol’s Treatment of Haitian Migrants Prompted Outrage” (NY Times) and “Biden Reacts in Horror to Video of Border Agents,” (Bloomberg) and “Many Haitian migrants camped in Texas border town being released in the US” (NBC News).
Alejandro Mayorkas, the United States Secretary of Homeland Security, says about 2,000 Haitian migrants were deported back to Haiti on 17 flights. Another 5,000 were permitted to wait for processing, and about 8,000 had to return to Mexico. A few thousand migrants were released inside the US to wait for immigration hearings, with approximately 2,000 reaching Houston.
One Haitian migrant said "We suffered a lot to get here," referring to the risky journey from South America to Del Rio. Criminals often wait for migrants to pass through the Darién Gap, a stretch of jungle between Colombia and Panama.
HOW DID PEOPLE RESPOND?
When images showing the Border Patrol’s abuse of migrants appeared in the media, countless individuals and organizations showed their indignance on social media. Even President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris said that what happened was horrible and an indignity to the migrants. They swore to investigate the event and find justice for the good people of Haiti.
On the other hand, Chief Raul L. Ortiz of the Border Patrol said during a news conference in Del
Rio that the mounted unit was there to ensure security, ensure the migrants were not in distress and gather intelligence about smuggling operations.
“Operating in a riverine environment, on horseback, is a difficult situation,” he told the NY Times, referring to the agents using reins to control the horses in the difficult terrain so they would not harm the migrants by accident. He further claimed that the controversial image of the Border Patrol agent using his reins like a lasso or whip was most likely related to this challenging terrain.
But he also said he would launch an investigation to check whether Border Patrol units displayed unacceptable behavior during the event at the Texas Border. We look forward to the results of the investigation.
