HAITIAN FISHERMEN ARRESTED BY DOMINICAN NAVY IN HAITIAN WATERS also see Haitians United against the Bahamas Discrimination Law Anse-a-Pitres, #Haiti - Tension has been high since January 1, 2015 near Haitis border city of Anse-a-Pitre, where the population is protesting against the intervention of a #Dominican Navy ship, in Haitian waters, to arrest four Haitian #fishermen. via Avokapepla & Dominican Republic Boycott Angry Haitians took three Dominican military and six members of the consulate as their hostages. The Dominican military retaliated with gunshots, but Haitians threw stones at them. The citys [#Martelly-appointed] interim mayor, Guirlène Daphnis, and the regional manager, Kelerman Jean Jasmin, of the Groupe dAppui aux Rapatriés et Réfugiés (GARR) have called for the urgent intervention of central authorities. According to Haitian authorities, the consulate is currently under the protection of the Police Nationale dHaiti (PNH). Sources: RK / Radio Caraibes / El Nacional Translated from the French by Dady Chery NB: This provocation could be a staged distraction, by the Dominican and Haitian regimes, from the current political situation in Haiti. - Dady Chery WHAT THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA IS NOT SHOWING! Haiti - Victims of the Demonstration 13 Dec 14 Police are Killing the People a protesters screams One man has been killed and many others injured https://facebook/video.php?v=890763347608546 Campaign to End the Occupation of Haiti RFK Condemns the Bahamas and Dominican Republic Immigration Policies Affecting Haitian Children - Nov 08, 2014 latinpost/articles/25504/20141108/rfk-condemns-the-bahamas-and-dominic-republic-immigration-policies-affecting-haitian-children.htm ************************************** January 3, 2015 - GARR bit.ly/1A6qUKq Haiti / Dominican Republic: 7 Haitian fishermen and 2 other Dominicans stopped at the border of Anse-a-Pitre A tense situation prevailed in the morning of Friday, January 2, 2015 at the border of Anse-a-Pitre / Pedernales. Heavy gunfire were heard on the Dominican side, throwing stones and broken bottles were also thrown in both directions, learned GARR. Originally Dominican coastguard crossed the Haitian border maritime line to arrest, without any reason, from 7 Haitian fishermen on Thursday 1 st January 2015. They at the same time confiscated boats Fishing Haitians. Jimmy Fleurimond, Erick Marc Anacacis Yvon Fleurimond, Nathanael Lazard, Dieula well known, Jean Toussaint and James Charles are the names of Haitian fishermen affected by the arrest. On the morning of January 2, 2015, the situation worsened when a group of Haitians have locked the door of the Dominican consulate in the town of Anse-à-Pitre, demolished the border gate and put his hand on Rafael Perez and Wilson Edison Hernandez, two Dominican fishermen they were later taken to the police Thiotte.Haitian protesters meant by their movement, the release of their compatriots and the return of confiscated fishing boats, said John Kellerman Jasmin, host GARR. This Friday, January 2, shopping and Haitian merchants could not cross the border to carry out their normal transactions due to the tense situation, reported Georges Joseph, spokesman of the National Coordination of the Border Network Jeannot Success (RFJS) . The representative of RFJS who expressed concern about the evolution of this tense situation, call the Haitian authorities to sit down urgently with those of the neighboring Republic to redress the balance. This is not the first incident of its kind in the history of the Haitian-Dominican relations. In March 2013, the Dominican military had confiscated two fishing vessels (Koralen) Haitians, two (2) engines and five (5) canned seafood. In retaliation, the Haitians had confiscated Daihatsu mini truck carrying Users clothes at the border of Anse-a-Pitre. Subsequently, the Dominicans had confiscated again a Daihatsu truck belonging to Haitians. Which earned high tensions on 19 April 2013. GARR believes that such acts will only undermine relations between the two neighboring nations who are condemned to live together. He took the opportunity to draw the attention of Haitian and Dominican authorities on the need for a more effective and respectful management of human rights of various border points.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 23:30:49 +0000
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