Haiti protests, peyilok,
Bwa kale protesters carrying a banner that reads 'Nou se moun fòk nou viv tankou moun,' which translates to 'We are people we have to live like people' during a demonstration on Oct. 17, 2022 in Port-au-Prince. Photo by Marvens Compere for The Haitian Times

CAP-HAITIEN — In Tabarre, the Port-au-Prince suburb where Kendy Océan lives, Professor Auguste Alexis was kidnapped Oct. 30 and reporter Fritz Dorilas killed Nov. 5. Fed up, and despite the danger to himself, Océan leaves the relative safety of his home every time the Pitit Dessalines, or Child of Dessalines, political party holds a protest.

"We can't take it anymore," said Océan, 21, a Pitit Dessalines member. "People don't even have to wait for political leaders to tell them to take it to the streets. It's a necessity."

Overview:

Fed up with going through the same crises year after year, Haitians continue to take it to the streets to demand change, motivated by unique circumstances.

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Onz Chery is a Haiti correspondent for The Haitian Times. Chery started his journalism career as a City College of New York student with The Campus. He later wrote for First Touch, local soccer leagues in New York and Elite Sports New York before joining The Haitian Times in 2019.