{"id":32796,"date":"2025-03-21T13:20:13","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T17:20:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/haiti-press-freedom-gravely-threatened-by-escalating-violence\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T13:20:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T17:20:13","slug":"haiti-press-freedom-gravely-threatened-by-escalating-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/haiti-press-freedom-gravely-threatened-by-escalating-violence\/","title":{"rendered":"Haiti: press freedom gravely threatened by escalating violence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In Haiti, press freedom is gravely threatened by escalating violence, especially in Port-au-Prince, where journalists are targeted by armed gangs such as the \u201cViv Ansanm\u201d coalition.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These attacks cause loss of life and the looting of equipment, creating a climate of fear that threatens not only journalists\u2019 lives but also democracy and freedom of expression.<\/p>\n<p>By exposing the abuses of criminal groups, journalists stand up to adversaries determined to keep their power through terror.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of institutional protection and a sense of impunity worsen the situation, making Haiti one of the most dangerous countries for the press.<\/p>\n<p>Despite these challenges, journalists continue to show resilience, but it is crucial that the government and the international community step in to ensure their safety and restore an environment favorable to freedom of expression.<\/p>\n<p>Protecting journalists is essential for democracy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Haiti, press freedom is gravely threatened by escalating violence, especially in Port-au-Prince, where journalists are targeted by armed gangs such as the \u201cViv Ansanm\u201d coalition. These attacks cause loss of life and the looting of equipment, creating a climate of fear that threatens not only journalists\u2019 lives but also democracy and freedom of expression. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":18760,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4399,2119,2288],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32796","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-media","category-news","category-society"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32796\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hebdo24.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}