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While reporting on the violence in Haiti, two journalists were executed by sniper fire

2022-09-14 07:51:25Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

While reporting on the violence in Haiti, two journalists were executed by

Two journalists are killed in Haiti. They were shot dead and their bodies burned while reporting in a gang-run slum in the capital, the second such killing this year, according to a journalists' association.

The two men were among seven journalists who were attacked in the Cite Soleil district of Port-au-Prince while investigating worsening violence in the area, including the recent killing of a 17-year-old girl, according to a statement from the Association of Journalists of Independent.

The victims were identified as Tayson Latigue and Frantzsen Charles.

Dieudonne St-Cyr, a reporter for the association, told radio station Métropole Haiti that the journalists were ambushed by two warring gangs that he did not identify. He said the other five journalists escaped unharmed, adding that the bodies of the two victims have not been found.

The organization condemned what it called a "shameful and despicable act" and urged the government to improve the country's worsening insecurity amid a surge in killings and kidnappings. The gangs have become more powerful since the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse on July 7, 2021.

"The reporters were just doing their jobs," the group said. "They have committed no crime."

The organization said the killings are "further proof of the state's inability to protect lives and property, which is nothing but a violation of human rights."

The Miami-based Inter-American Press Association, which urged authorities to find those responsible, said this was one of the most violent years against the press since the organization began keeping records in 1987.

The group noted that Haitian journalists "carry out their work under conditions of extreme danger and at a disadvantage in terms of resources and protection."

Prime Minister Ariel Henry also condemned the killings, saying he was "deeply shocked" by the deaths.

"We strongly condemn this barbaric act, heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims and their colleagues," he wrote on Twitter.

In January, two more journalists were killed by gang members while reporting in Laboule, a troubled area south of Port-au-Prince.

In addition, journalists are still seeking answers to the March 2018 disappearance of freelance photographer Vladjimir Legagneur, who was last seen in the Grand Ravine area, one of the poorest and most dangerous districts in Port-au-Prince .


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