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Haiti Police Fire Tear Gas on Journalists Covering Peaceful Anti-Government
Protest

Sandra Lemaire

   WASHINGTON/PORT-AU-PRINCE - Journalists covering a peaceful protest
   against President Jovenel Moise in Port-au-Prince were attacked by
   members of Haiti's national police force with tear gas Wednesday.

   According to reporters, police first fired tear gas to disperse a large
   crowd of protesters who were marching through the streets of the
   capital chanting, "Jovenel's term is over. Down with dictatorship!"

   After breaking up the protest, police turned on reporters, firing tear
   gas and spraying an unknown substance in their faces. At one point, a
   police unit fired tear gas into a pickup truck belonging to Radio-TV
   Pacific transporting at least 10 people, overwhelming it with smoke.

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