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00:00 Protesting Haitians have given Prime Minister Ariel Henry until Wednesday to resign,
00:06 saying his unelected government has done nothing to protect them from a devastating surge in gang violence.
00:12 "Insecurity is everywhere. The roads are destroyed. No one can go on with their daily life."
00:20 "Everyone should be able to have a higher living standard, because our country is the mother of freedom."
00:27 Local media reported that this week's protests have paralysed public transport
00:32 and shut down banks and schools in northern and southern Haiti.
00:36 Clashes with police will not deter the protests, says opposition politician Jean-Charles Moïse.
00:41 "Attacks from the police only make us more determined.
00:45 If Ariel Henry does not leave, we'll continue the protests."
00:48 Human Rights Watch recently estimated that more than 300,000 people were internally displaced
00:55 in Haiti and nearly half of the population is going hungry,
00:58 as rival gangs indiscriminately kill, rape, kidnap and loot as they vie for territory.
01:04 The gangs have expanded their control across most of the capital and nearby areas,
01:09 filling a security vacuum that was left after the assassination
01:12 of the country's last president, Jovenel Moïse, in 2021.
01:16 President Jovenel Moïse in 2021.