we will go to port-au-prince.stay with us. ♪♪ [music break] amy: "ogou" by the haitian music collective lakou mizik and joseph ray. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with juan gonzalez. mass protests in haiti are -- have entered their third month to demand the resignation of the u.s.-backed prime minister ariel henry and to condemn rising fuel prices. police fired tear gas on monday at thousands of protesters marching in the streets of the capital port-au-prince. >> the conditions are unemployment, hunger, misery, and corruption in our society. if the prime minister solves insecurity and hunger, if he manages to solve the gang problems in the country, if you can manage the crisis, there will be no problem with starting classes. if he has no answer to these questions, he must leave power and hand it to the right person. amy: one of haiti's most powerful gangs has blockaded a key fuel depot since september 12 and many gas stations are closed. the gas shortage has shu

this is port—au—prince, a major city running on empty.are primarily controlled by violent gangs who've also cut off supply lines from the food—producing south. haiti is facing a humanitarian catastrophe, 4.7 million people are facing food insecurity, 1.8 million of them are facing emergency levels of food insecurity. here in cite soleil, already one of port—au—prince's poorest areas, the situation is exacerbated by a lack of infrastructure. many people can't get to work, can't reach supplies and don't know where to turn. translation: | had to | take out a high-interest loan to survive. they lent me 2,000 haitian dollars. on top of poverty and hunger, women here in particular facing another threat with reports of widespread sexual violence, including children as young as ten and elderly women. they say gangs are using sexual violence to create a culture of fear. and amid the sphere, aid agencies are still trying to get through. the struggle to reach these communities along flooded roads emblematic of the global community's struggle with ho

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laura: thank you so much for telling us about daily life in port-au-prince. >> thank you very much.: buckingham palance has announced the coronation of king charles iii will take place on saturday, may 6 next year with the queen consort crowned alongside him. the ceremony will be held at westminster abbey. our royal correspondent reports. nicholas: he has been king since the moment of his mother's death. charles was near balmoral today thanking local people for their support. alongside king charles, camilla the queen consort. they will be side-by-side in seven months to be crowned alongside each other at the coronation. >> now here comes her majesty. nicholas: in june 1953 queen elizabeth road in a gold coach to her coronation. it's an event which, while it is purely symbolic in constitutional terms, has a deep religious significance. it's the moment when a new monarch is crowned and consecrated, when a queen or king dedicates him or herself to the service of his or her people. for king charles, the coronation will be a blend, ancient traditions with a contemporary feel. buckingham

thank you very much for being with us, i understand you are returning to port—au—prince tomorrow, thisountry, what is causing this? i news from your home country, what is causing this?— what is causing this? i think we can describe _ what is causing this? i think we can describe the - what is causing this? i thinkl we can describe the situation going on in haiti as total turmoil and as the local leaders refuse to sit together in a dialogue to find a path for a solution. i believe that everybody is looking at the international community, the government has called for an international intervention but we have seen that in the past 30 years with different missions from the united states, the un and everywhere and that never addresses the issue. i think we believe today that the international community should serve a dialogue between the different members, not a military intervention to actually tackle the specific issue and the way the specific issue and the way the long—term problem remains in the country as is. you mentioned _ in the country as is. you mentioned the - in the country as

this is a protester in port-au-prince. >> note to the canadians. note to the americans. you are monsters. you are chaos. your behind the crime. you're giving arms to our brothers. amy: in the tigray region, soldiers have seized a key city amidst heavy fighting northwest of the capital. aid workers report thousands of civilians have began fleeing the fighting over the weekend amidst fears they could face mass killings and sexual violence. the united nations warned situation is spiraling out of control with civilians paying the horrific price. the head of the u.n. health organization, who is from tigray, warned their carpet bombing whole cities and says one million people aret risk of starvation after a 17 month arcade left food and medicine in short supply. russia's military has launched a freswave of long-range attacks on ukraine's critical infrastructure, cutting off water and power to large parts of the country. authorities say at least two people were killed in today's attacks on kyiv, a day after russian drone attacks left five people dead in ukraine'capital ty. pres

a blockade of a key port in port-au-prince by gangs has led to a critical shortage of fuel, food, and for millions of people. meanwhile, haiti is fighting a new outbreak of cholera. ononday, u. secrety genel antÓnio gutees calle for "armed action" to reopen the port. >> it is an absolutely nightmarish situation for the population, especially port-au-prince. i believe we need not only to strengthen the police with training, equipment, a number of other measures, but that in the present circumstances, we need action to lease support and allow for humanitarian corridor to be established. amy: on monday, the u.s. ambassador to the united nations linda thomas-greenfield pushed for the u.n. security council to authorize a non-u.n. international security mission to go to haiti. >> the second resolution we are working on would authorize a non-u.n. international mission to help improve the security situation and enable the flow of desperately needed humanitarian aid. amy: but in the streets of haiti, many protesters have condemned the united states for pushing to intervene again in haiti. prot

in port-au-prince, the world food program reported catastrophic levels of hunger.pted with lawlessness. the armed gangs clash with each other. frustrated citizens have taken to the streets of port-au-prince, protesting the rise in crime and food shortages. cholera has returned to haiti. amid the flood of disasters, the prime minister made a public plea for international assistance. in response, the u.s. agency for international development deployed an international response team to haiti. >> our staff is on the ground in haiti, working alongside haitians and ngos to deliver care for those who need it. we'll accelerate additional relief to the people of haiti. >> reporter: but haiti has yet to receive enough aid to counter the calamities it faces. for now many haitians continue to struggle with food insecurity and a humanitarian disaster spirals out of control. patrick oppmann, cnn, havana. >>> exhausted rescuers are searching for survivors after a deadly coal mine explosion in turkey. at least 340 are dead and dozens are reported trapped in the rubble. it happened

after police fired tear gas on thousands of protesters who took to the streets of the capital port-au-prince protesters demanded the resignation of the u.s.-backed prime minister ariel henry and called on the government to reverse its decision to seek foreign military assistance. >> unemployment, the high cost of living, and security -- it is for all of these reasons i am in the streets to say no to the occupation. amy: the united nations is urging the activation of a rapid action force to haiti to combat armed gangs that have blockaded the main terminal in port-au-prince, blocking imports of food, fuel, and other necessities. this comes amid warnings of a looming public health disaster as a new outbreak of cholera emerged this month. in 2010, u.n. peacekeepers inadvertently sparked a cholera outbreak that killed 10,000 people. and u.n. forces in haiti have been accused of sexual violence. in the occupied west bank, a 12-year-old palestinian child died monday, two weeks after being shot and seriously wounded by israeli forces during a raid in the jenin refugee camp in late september. mahmoud

it's unclear whether or not it has spread beyond the capital of port-au-prince. hearing reports that it may now be in the prisons. at the same time, we are entering week five where a very powerful gang has basically been holding the country hostage by blocking fuel distributions from the main terminal as well as all traffic in and out to any of the ports. so what that means, there's no potable water. people are running out of fuel. everything has ground to a halt. hospitals are closing. you're looking at a country slipping deeper and deeper into a humanitarian crisis. >> jacqueline, how are haitians holding up in the face of these types of hardships? >> it's very difficult. we've seen widespread protests throughout the country. of course, there is a popular revolt in the sense that people are tired. but at the same time, a lot of these protests have been very violent. what we're hearing from the international community that is there are economic interests that have joined in because they don't like the fact that the government has decided to reduce $400 million i

. >> on the streets of port-au-prince, garbage piled along sidewalks, residents forced to seek portable water in portable containers. on sunday, haitian officials confirmed at least seven people are known to have died of cholera in recent days. >> one death that happened over the course of a day, unfortunately, was a person who died in the community. this is a problem when there are people who have diarrhea vomiting and have no way to get to a health center. >> lack of access to safe drinking water is just the latest of haiti's many problems. widespread gang problems and a hike in fuel prices have brought thousands to the streets demanding the resignation of the prime minister. roadblocks erected by protesters are adding to the difficulties faced by medical teams unable to access areas where cholera-stricken patients are located, a phenomenon denounced by the united nations monday. >> in the current context of social unrest and insecurity, it is imperative that these teams be guaranteed safe access to at risk areas, including where cases are being confirmed or suspected, to help mitigat

nick: in this port-au-prince hospital run by doctors without borders, the patients are survivors of a has collapsed. thsociety like their legs are fractured and they suffer the wounds of war ravaging the haitian capital. or than a quarter are gunshot victims, including this teenager. we are keeping him anonymous from the gangs that shot him. >> when i was looking amy stomach, i saw a big hole here and another here. i didn't die because they gave me care. nick: he is from port-au-prince's biggest slum, where residents try to survive not just joking poverty but a recent wave of intense violence. he was filming this video of a gang tearing down a when the bullet hit. [gunshots] >> we were in the middle of a war. you sleep, it is war, you wake up, shots are fired. what i'm trying to say is it was the day for me to take a bullet, but it is not only me. i am not the only victim. nick: violence escalated in july when battles raged between rival gangs for territory. one led by a former police officer. they use excavators to raze each other's neighborhoods. in broad daylight, ganmembers kidnap

officials are investigating several possible cases in the outskirts of the capital, port—au—prince. storm heading towards the pacific coast of mexico has been upgraded to a category 4 hurricane. the storm — named orlene — has strengthened throughout the day, causing torrential rains that could lead to flash flooding, as well as possible landslides. mediators in burkina faso say the military leader who was ousted in a coup on friday has formally agreed to step down. religious and traditional leaders said lieutenant colonel paul—henri damiba had given several conditions, including a guarantee of his security and an agreement to start a national dialogue. stay with us on bbc news. still to come on the programme: the supermodel getting a bit of a dressing down. it's the spray paint body suit that's the talk of the paris catwalk. this was a celebration by people who were relishing their freedom. they believe everything's going to be different from now on, they think their country will be respected in the world once more, as it used to be, before slobodan milosevic took power. the dalai l

it says nearly 20,000 residents of the cite soleil area in the capital, port—au—prince, have very littlearvation. at least 22 people have been killed in a coal mine explosion on turkey's black sea coast. a rescue operation is underway at the facility in the town of amsara. the regional governor says 49 miners were trapped three hundred metres or more below the surface. 0nly eight have escaped so far. the cause of the accident is still under investigation. over 1,000 venezuelan migrants have set out from southern mexico, towards the us border, in a direct challenge to a recent announcement that they would be sent back. this week, the united states and mexico agreed that venezuelans who try to cross overland would be returned, a decision migrant advocates described as unhumanitarian. will grant is our correspondent in mexico city. this seems like a thumb in the eye to washington. to this seems like a thumb in the eye to washington.— this seems like a thumb in the eye to washington. to an extent it is. eye to washington. to an extent it is- what _ eye to washington. to an extent it is- what

there also came to see american forces in port au prince. i called that hasn't gone unnoticed. the washing post editorial board has called for military intervention in hazy 8 times since the july 2021 assassination of president joe over no more ease. haiti is on the brink of revolution and the u. s. will do anything to stop it. now we're up to 9. washington post editorial board calls the military intervention haiti since summit 2021. it hasn't even been a week since the last one. well, aside from the resources there in haiti, the, the, the main reason is that us cannot allow an example such as haiti to inspire other countries to go out of the orbit of us empire as it, as it has inspired other countries before. and, you know, for the haitian revolution led to the collapse of chattel slavery in the west. and european colonialism. and the u. s. wants to maintain its grip on the western hemisphere, what it calls its backyard. and it cannot allow, essentially, a domino effect if something were to happen in haiti, then who knows what happens in the dominican republic or puerto rico s

officials are investigating several possible cases in the outskirts of the capital, port—au—prince.orials are being held in indonesia after 125 people were killed at a stampede at a football stadium. after police fired tear gas at fans who had invaded the pitch. it happened in malang, on the island ofjava, from where our correspondent valdya baraputri sent this report. and a warning that you might find it distressing. dozens walked around the area holding candles and chancing prayers. the night after the incident. the night ended with the defeat of the home club, some waters went to the pitch to express disappointment to players and officials then indonesian officials to guest the crowd and people ran to the exit only to find they were closed. tonight people gathered at the statue of the club mascot where they put flowers and candles. this man lost a friend he watched football games with but he didn't go on that fateful day, he hopes his friend, father of two children's will getjustice. . children's will get justice. . i am in shock i thought the atmosphere of all games had been get

for the death of master minnie and police come to the last month, violence has broken out in port au prince with protest is demanding the resignation of his prime minister. people are frustrated about a lack of fuel and widespread gang violence that is paralyzed the capital for weeks . both had the headlines. the news continues here on al jazeera after the stream up next. we understand the differences and similarities of cultures across the wound. sentimental logical hand al jazeera will bring you the news and current affairs that mattie out here with hello everyone, i'm josh rushing and you're in the stream. today we're talking about hunger and somalia, the challenges facing a groups there and what can be done to help. we want to hear your thoughts and questions so see that they're joined us in that conversation. we have a lie producer waiting to get your questions to me so that i can get them into the shell. ah, the walls worse famine in a century is looming over parts of somalia as the horn of africa, braces for its 5th consecutive seasons of drought. the war in ukraine has caused food a

officials are investigating several possible cases in the outskirts of the capital, port—au—prince.graded to a category 4 hurricane. the storm — named orlene — has strengthened throughout the day, causing torrential rains that could lead to flash flooding, as well as possible landslides. the hurricane is projected to pass mexico's islas marias on sunday evening or the early hours of monday. mediators in burkina faso say the military leader who was ousted in a coup on friday has formally agreed to step down. religious and traditional leaders said lieutenant colonel paul—henri damiba had given several conditions, including a guarantee of his security and an agreement to start a national dialogue. a six—month ceasefire in yemen's civil war has ended. according to the united nations, no agreement has been reached on extending the truce between houthi rebels and a saudi—led coalition. the un said talks aimed at renewing the deal would continue. another night of anti—government protests has been taking place in the iranian capital, tehran, where the security forces have reportedly trapped

as you can see here, reaction to the art requests were swift on the country streets license in port au prince showed their opposition. demanding about the prime minister reside the haitian government has requested foreign troops to be deployed immediately. but much of the general population appears to be against the deployment and any more interventions. and really we don't need an occupation of our country. we can find solutions in our own. why don't they strengthen the police and the army? woe to them if they come to our land because we don't need them here. today's the yes, they're calling on foreigners to come and torture us because they already have a habit of doing this. they have already come 4 times to our country as an intervention force. this has never brought any changes to us. on the contrary, they gave the for president, could a talk, exiled him, grapes stall, everything from argos, jaw gold mines, where calling the united states, canada, and france to remove embassies from the country, will burn them because we will be doing the same as the people of brook and a facile sri lanka

expected to recover after undergoing several surgeries. roboson alfonse, his car was shot out in port au prince on tuesday. he was attacked on his way to work as a morning radio show. host comes to us weeks after haiti's government appealed to the un for foreign forces to combat its powerful gangs. the country is in danger of running out of food and fuel or hate. his health ministry has warned that a cholera outbreak is spreading faster than previously thought. at least 41 people have died from the disease. cases of double to nearly 2000 in a matter of days with many children making up about half of the infections. you are in bad health workers have been fighting the spread of cholera in haiti since early october. oh, rica. richardson is the u. n. resident coordinator in haiti. she says the ongoing, political and social crisis has made the situation worse. without fuels it's difficult to get access to clean water. whichever one knows it's one of the key and the most if you want to fight a color outbreak. and there is also different countries too, for people to move around and not only because o

thousands took to the streets of port-au-prince last week in opposition to foreign military aid and intervention. demands are also mounting for henry's resignation. this comes as haiti is facing a fresh cholera outbreak, with prisons particularly vulnerable toarge cluers of ces. in australia, catastrophic flooding has forced the evacuation of thousands of homes in the southeast. the state of victoria, home to melbourne, has been the worst hit with at least two people killed. australian prime minister anthony albanese warned the situation could deteriorate. >> we're living in very dangerous times in the days and weeks ahead. what we have is a potential of further rain events here in western south wells, victoria, and tasmania. all of them combining having an impact because you essentially have a single drop of rain has nowhere else to go except stay on the surface. amy: in france, an estimated 140,000 people took to the streets of paris sunday to protest the surging cost of living and to demand action on the climate crisis. the march was called by the leftist france unbowed party. >> i am angry b

at the time port-au-prince said we should not raise the minimum wage because that essentially the unwashedl get money. then went into gangs. many of those gangs are in some ways the only organized force in haiti. i mean, look at the destruction of the so-called humanitarian intervention brought to haiti. you don't have to go far from the u.s. to see it. you don't have to go to iraq or libya. the countries destroyed by the u.s. wars in the name of democracy. when are people going to come to understand you can't bring democracy by warfare? you have to negotiate with people. you have to let people develop their own dignified histories. you can't bully countries into doing things. by the way, there is no credibility for this. let's face it, at the same time the united states said we are going to go to war in libya to prevent an atrocity, which later amnesty international found had not happened, was an entire hoax. at the same time the united states was saying that, its principal ally in the conflict was in the gulf, was the saudi arabia and qatar where there are atrocities every day against wo

this university in port au prince. so that haitians can be to to conserve cultural heritage in their own hands as rightly should be the case. i hired corey at the smithsonian and we started the cultural rescue initiative. we got a congressional appropriation and crucial key support from bank america bank of america from the very beginning we were short we were called on to respond to crises in mali, nepal, syria, iraq and egypt, the bahamas and working domestically with and others. we took on project superstar in new york after, superstorm sandy in texas, carolina, the midwest, puerto rico, u.s. virgin islands and elsewhere. corey ran trainings, workshops for civil affairs officers. we cooperated with dod on no target lists for the middle east or college with the museum conservation center. we're running training programs in irbil for iraqi archeologist and heritage professionals and the smithsonian was training fbi agents and experts, as well as those from homeland security. corey led our efforts working with the univ

roberson alphonse is hospitalized in stable condition after being attacked by gunmen tuesday in port-au-prince. alphonse works at the daily newspaper le nouvelliste and the radio station magik9. also on tuesday, a journalist who had gone missing was found dead. garry tess previously hosted a political talk show in the southern city of les cayes. the inter american press association said this year has been one of the deadliest on record for members of the press. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman, joined by my co-host nermeen shaikh. hi, nermeen. nermeen: hi, amy. welcome to all of our listeners and viewers from around the country and around the world. we begin today's show looking at the war in ukraine and a controversy on capitol hill over a call for biden to push for talks to end the war. on monday, the congressional progressive caucus sent a letter to the white hse which urged the biden adminiration to pursue direct negotiations with russia f a ceasefire in ukraine while continuing to arm the ukrainian mil

journalist in haiti, and survived in a tent on his life, roberson, alphonse, his car, was shot at in port au prince. on tuesday. he was attacked on his way to work as a morning radio show host does all the headlines were back in half an hour right now on al jazeera, its blood and tears. ah ah, it took over 400 years for the french to build and maintain their vast empire. but the home structure came tumbling down in the space of a quarter of a century. france swam against the tide of history and tried to keep hold of its colonies by whatever means possible. but by the mid 20th century, that position was no longer sustainable. this is the story of the collapse of one of the biggest thin pies the world has ever seen of the blood. and tears sheds then and now and of the lasting impacted sweets and it's violent and still have on the world today. ah, on the 6th of may 1931. the national colonial exhibition opened in paris. it was a huge celebration of the french empire, which had never before seen so vast, so prosperous and so powerful blue, a city within a city had been built in the white van sand on th

embassy in the port-au-prince, haiti, called on all citizens to leave the country. on the international community to provide an immediate special armed force to help restore community and peace in that country and to government protests now in their seventh week that has paralyzed the kun from schools, businesses, and public transportation mostly shuttered. patients have been fighting against gang violence, poverty, inflation, and fuel shortages. >>> there are new increased prices for the next year to offset the rise of inflation. the price hikes include a 3 cent raise on stamps and 4 cents on a postcard and a 4% increase for first class mail. if approved by the postal regulatory commission, the changes would take effect january 22nd, 2023. >>> so this was probably not a good week to look at your 401(k) statement. a lot of ups, a lot of downs. after major rallies, stocked plunged on fridge. the hotter than expected-jobs market reignited fears that the fed might again raise interest rates and potentially do unnecessary harm to the u.s. economy. cnn's matt egan has de

they restrict or allow people to come over too port-au-prince sentinel and trafficking into those areas. we're not going to allow this anymore. we as american christians can say it were not going to let her my brother or sister any longer. i'm doing fine but i'm not going to load her my fellow americans and longer. it's let people understand you will be held accountable. if you are an elected politician there in other killing children to restrict you and just listen to us and allowing trafficking and drug trafficking to come over that border that are actually harming individuals on purpose, you will be helday accountable. i am saying to america's time for an i intervention. the politicians are not going to change it. we cannot be like liberals expecting politics to change our situation. we go back to our bibles. >> eventually agreed and found itsc fascinating when zelenskyy asked people from around the world to come and he would arm them. you talk about the second amendment. why? the biggest demographic getting concealed and kerri are african-american. why is the second amendment so imp

nick: he is from port-au-prince's biggest slum, where residents try to survive not just choking povertya recent wave of intense violence. he was filming this video of a gang tearing down a when the bullet hit. [gunshots] >> we were in the middle of a war. you sleep, it is war. you wake up, shots are fired. what i'm trying to say is it was the day for me to take a bullet, but it is not only me. i am not the only victim. nick: violence escalated in july when battles raged between rival gangs for territory. one led by a former police officer known as barbecue. they use excavators to raze each other's neighborhoods. in broad daylight, gang members kidnap patients for ransom. they torch government buildings and set court documents on fire. in mid-september, gangs seized the largest fuel terminal and are holding hostage 70% of haiti's fuel. barbecue taunted authorities and rallied supporters. >> it is true that you are going to get through in this oil terminal when we are dead. to the haitian people, if it's true we need to live as real human beings and for other nations to respect us, man yo

a new united nations report estimates more than 96,000 haitians have fled port-au-prince due to rampantolence. it spiked after the assassination of president jovenel moÏse in 2021. gangs now control about 60% of the capital city. haiti's government has requested help from foreign troops to end the brutality. and, two passings of note tonight. rock and roll icon jerry lee lewis died today at his home in mississippi. lewis emerged onto the rock music scene in the 1950's and became known for his piano talent, explosive energy, and cockiness. jeffrey brown has more. ♪ jeffrey: in 1957, jerry lee lewis belted out his hit "whole lotta shakin' going on" for a national television audience. the attitude and style, pounding piano and blasting rulm hyewwoin early rival to elvis presley. but revelations about his personal life -- he had married a 13, possibly 12 year old cousin, while already married -- brought scandal that derailed his career. run-ins with the law, drug and alcohol abuse, violent deaths of family and friends -- it was all part of the jerry lee lewis story. but, he also managed to

i talked with a bus of migrants driving to port-au-prince already from texas.grants who were caught up in this political game of the volunteers helping them navigate their next steps. >> that's the sad part about it. human beings are being treated as pawns, political ponce. what we want to see to those people as you should tap into your spirit, connect with yourself. look at yourself in the mirror, look at your family. really feel what's going on. understand their plight, learn what it took them to get here to the united states, that long, grueling, journey. they risk their lives. they gave up everything, not just material, they left family members behind with the hope that they could come to this country, makes the money and, be able to send it back. things are so hard where they come from. >> [speaking non-english] >> do you know tomorrow for more on the conversation with the migrants who have come from texas and the organizers of new york helping them. next, the voting -- is going to make a big difference in the midterm. sweet again. m. sweet again. el trapp