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Faced with the progression of gangs in Port-au-Prince “ the police act while politicians wait ». This is the title of the editorial of News writer. The newspaper emphasizes that the Haitian police have “ increased actions against gangs over the past week in the metropolitan region “. Whether in Laboule, Pétion-Ville or to defend the Central Bank, PNH agents successfully confronted the bandits. On the political side, things are also moving forward, but slowly. Politicians are waiting for the proposals of representatives to the Presidential Transitional Council to be validated by Caricom. As pointed out The Nouvellisteif the Haitians have made their choice, it is “ the international community which has the final word on validation.” So while the police act, “ politicians are waiting for their hands to be taken », summarizes Le Nouvelliste.
Death of a gang leader
It’s on the front page of the Haitian press. The powerful gang leader of Delmas 95, Ti Greg, who was able to recently escape from the civil prison of Port-au-Prince, was shot dead by the police. Ti Greg was close to the PHTK party of former president Jovenel Moïse, specifies Gazette Haiti. According to the newspaper, he is responsible for the assassination of several anti-Moses demonstrators.
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Attack on an Argentinian activist
In Argentina, there is emotion after the brutal attack on an activist from an association of victims of the dictatorship. “ I thought they were going to kill me “. This testimony is on the front page of Page12, an extract from the interview that the newspaper carried out with the young woman, daughter of a former detainee under the dictatorship. The activist who is part of the HIJOS association recounts the ordeal she suffered. When she returned home from work, two men broke into her apartment. They tied her up, beat her, sexually abused her and threatened her with death. “ We came to kill you, we got paid for it » they told him, before painting the letters VVLC on the walls for “Viva la Libertad Carajo!” »(“ Long live freedom, damn ! ), one of the president’s favorite slogans Javier Milei. The attack occurred at the beginning of March, but for security reasons, the HIJOS association only revealed it yesterday Thursday. Three days before a major march in memory of the victims of the dictatorship, this brutal act is considered an attempt at intimidation by the Argentine left. The victim, whose identity has not been revealed, also accuses the government of President Milei, who according to her causes terror and cruelty. “ I want justice to identify those who did this to me, but also to find the device that is behind it all “, declared the young woman to the newspaper Page12.
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Mexico offers $110 to Venezuelans deported to their country
This was announced by the Mexican government. According to El Universal, this is an agreement concluded with Venezuela. Each Venezuelan national who is sent back to their country will get $110 for six months. Some could be hired by Mexican companies established in Venezuela. “ We cannot cope with the number of Venezuelan migrants, that is why we send them back to their country “, explained the Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs, comments repeated in El Universal.
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