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00:00 Barricades of burning tyres in the streets of Port-au-Prince, Haiti's capital, as protesters
00:06 took to the streets for the second day in a row.
00:09 They're calling for Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign, accusing him of failing to tackle
00:14 a devastating surge in gang violence.
00:17 "Whoever can help the Haitian people, we will be ready to talk so that we can have
00:23 freedom."
00:26 According to local media, protests earlier in the week paralysed public transport and
00:31 forced banks and schools in northern and southern Haiti to close their doors.
00:35 Opposition politician Jean-Charles Moïse has said that clashes with police will not
00:39 deter protesters.
00:40 "Attacks from the police only make us more determined.
00:44 If Ariel Henry does not leave, we will continue to protest."
00:48 Henry came to power following the assassination of Jovenel Moïse, the country's former
00:52 president, in 2021.
00:55 Protesters argue that the Prime Minister must resign on February 7th, under an agreement
00:59 he signed in December 2022.
01:02 The PM has vowed to hold elections, but has argued that it is currently unsafe to do so.
01:08 Since Moïse's death, violent gangs have expanded their control across most of the
01:12 capital and nearby areas, and the impact on residents has been devastating.
01:17 The UN estimates that nearly half of the population is going hungry, as rival gangs indiscriminately
01:22 kill, rape, kidnap and loot, competing for territory.
01:26 An estimated 300,000 people are internally displaced as a result of the violence, according
01:31 to Human Rights Watch.