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