Almost a week since time seems to stand still in Haiti.
The island has been plunged into a spiral of violence since armed gangs took control of entire sections of the territory and the capital Port-au-Prince, where the government declared a state of emergency on Sunday.
The latter say they want to overthrow Prime Minister Ariel Henry, in power since the assassination in 2021 of President Jovenel Moïse, who should have left office at the beginning of February.
The poorest country in the Americas has been facing a profound political, humanitarian and security crisis since the death of Moïse.
Criminal gangs took advantage of a deadlocked political process to extend their territorial influence and impose a climate of violence.
Haitians are accustomed, despite themselves, to gang attacks, but those of recent days "are more serious", tells us a lawyer in Port-au-Prince, who wishes to remain anonymous.
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