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Haiti’s deadly riots fueled by anger over decades of austerity and foreign interference

  • Written by Vincent Joos, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Florida State University
Protesters have set up road blocks to disrupt traffic and commerce along key streets in Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital.AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery

At least seven people are dead and Haitian Prime Minister Jack Guy Lafontant has resigned after weeks of violent protests in Haiti that were sparked by a sudden increase of fuel prices.

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