Haiti media under siege as armed gangs target news outlets in Port-au-Prince

Armed groups in Haiti have targeted another local media, making it the third outlet to be attacked by gangs in a week marked by the burning of schools, the looting of businesses and escalating panic in the streets of Port-au-Prince. On Sunday, the editorial staff of Télé Pluriel in the Delmas 19 neighborhood, said heavily armed gang members had broken through the station’s main barrier sometime during the night and set fire to its premises while also pillaging their offices. The attack on the independent television channel followed similar assaults...