Haiti: Artists join thousands in anti-government protest
14 October 2019 |
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Thousands of people have joined the Haitian art community to demand that embattled President Jovenel Moise step down. Crippling fuel shortages have sparked weeks of unrest in the impoverished Caribbean country.
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