Overview

• Thousands of protesters in Port-au-Prince clashed with police, demanding security and the resignation of the transitional government.
• Gangs now control 85% of the capital, displacing over 60,000 people in the past month and expanding attacks to previously safe areas.
• A recent jailbreak in Mirebalais freed over 500 inmates, further destabilizing central Haiti and displacing nearly 6,000 people.
• The Kenyan-led U.N.-backed mission to support Haitian police operates at only 40% capacity and has struggled to curb gang violence.
• Public frustration grows as allegations of government corruption and collusion with gangs fuel calls for leadership change.