Road blocks are going up across Haiti as the country enters its fifth week of protests after opposition leaders said they will not back down on their call for the president to resign.
The demonstration comes a day after tens of thousands of Haitians marched through Port-au-Prince in a peaceful protest organized by artists. Business groups, church leaders and human rights organizations also have joined the call for President Jovenel Moïse to step down amid anger over corruption, inflation and scarcity of basic goods including fuel.
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Road blocks are going up across Haiti as the country enters its fifth week of protests after opposition leaders said they will not back down on their call for the president to resign.
The U.N. recently said Haiti stands at a delicate moment.
Police surround a motorcycle that tried to drive through a police barricade on the road leading to the home of President Jovenel Moïse, in Petion-Ville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Thousands of Haitians joined a largely peaceful protest called by the art community Sunday to demand Moïse resign, increasing pressure on the embattled leader after nearly a month of marches that have shuttered schools and businesses.(AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)
A man in a suit drives a motorcycle through a police barricade blocking protesters from entering a road leading to the residence of President Jovenel Moïse, in Petion-Ville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Thousands of Haitians joined a largely peaceful protest called by the art community Sunday to demand Moïse resign, increasing pressure on the embattled leader after nearly a month of marches that have shuttered schools and businesses.(AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)
Protesters climb up on motorcycles and a highway barrier to try to get a look at thousands of demonstrators coming to join the march, in Petion-Ville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Thousands of Haitians joined a largely peaceful protest called by the art community Sunday to demand Moïse resign, increasing pressure on the embattled leader after nearly a month of marches that have shuttered schools and businesses.(AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)
Monday's protest comes a day before the United Nations Mission for Justice Support in Haiti ends its mandate, marking the first time since 2004 that there will be no U.N. peacekeeping operation in Haiti.
A woman carries a child past police standing guard during a protest led by the art community demanding the resignation of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, in Petion-Ville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019.Thousands of Haitians joined a largely peaceful protest called by the art community Sunday to demand that Moïse step down, increasing pressure on the embattled leader after nearly a month of marches that have shuttered schools and businesses.(AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)
The U.N. recently said Haiti stands at a delicate moment.
A police officer stands in front of graffiti reading "Down with Jovenel," as police provide security along the route of a march calling for the resignation of President Jovenel Moïse, in Delmas, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Thousands of Haitians joined a largely peaceful protest called by the art community Sunday to demand Moïse resign, increasing pressure on the embattled leader after nearly a month of marches that have shuttered schools and businesses.(AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)
Police surround a motorcycle that tried to drive through a police barricade on the road leading to the home of President Jovenel Moïse, in Petion-Ville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Thousands of Haitians joined a largely peaceful protest called by the art community Sunday to demand Moïse resign, increasing pressure on the embattled leader after nearly a month of marches that have shuttered schools and businesses.(AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)
A man in a suit drives a motorcycle through a police barricade blocking protesters from entering a road leading to the residence of President Jovenel Moïse, in Petion-Ville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Thousands of Haitians joined a largely peaceful protest called by the art community Sunday to demand Moïse resign, increasing pressure on the embattled leader after nearly a month of marches that have shuttered schools and businesses.(AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)
Protesters climb up on motorcycles and a highway barrier to try to get a look at thousands of demonstrators coming to join the march, in Petion-Ville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019. Thousands of Haitians joined a largely peaceful protest called by the art community Sunday to demand Moïse resign, increasing pressure on the embattled leader after nearly a month of marches that have shuttered schools and businesses.(AP PhotoRebecca Blackwell)