Brazil’s Military Dictatorship: Bolsonaro’s Godfather Is Home from Haiti to Roost

By Dady Chery Haiti Chery It is bittersweet to be right about my prediction that the occupation of Haiti by Brazil would destroy its democracy. The real power behind the far-right congressman and former army captain, Jair Bolsonaro, who will … Continue reading →

Ditadura Militar do Brasil: Padrinho de Bolsonaro Volta do Haiti Para o País, Que Agora Ceifa o Que Semeou

Por Dady Chery Traduzido por Murilo Leme Haiti Chery É uma sensação doce e amarga estar certa acerca de minha previsão de que a ocupação do Haiti pelo Brasil destruiria a democracia daquele país. O real poder por trás do deputado … Continue reading →

Haiti’s Parliament of Owls Hatches Jocelerme Privert as Interim President

By Dady Chery Haiti Chery Some things are better done under cover of night. This appears to be when Jocelerme Privert functions best. At 3:43 a.m. on Sunday, February 14, 2016, Mr. Privert got decked in a red-and-blue sash and was … Continue reading →

Pre-Election Massacre in Cite Soleil, Haiti

More than 15 Dead in New Violence in Cité Soleil Haiti Chery via Radio Kiskeya (JMD, SPP, ETB) Translated from the French by Dady Chery for Haiti Chery More than 15 people from several Cité Soleil (north of the capital) … Continue reading →

Massacre at La Visite

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Thirty six commandos from Haiti’s Departmental Unit for Maintenance of Order (UDMO), together with presidentially-appointed regional and local government representatives, arrived in La Visite Park, near the southern city of Jacmel, to evict 142 families by force on July 23, 2012. In the battle that ensued, 4-12 people were killed.

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