On Wednesday, Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was killed in an attack at his home, destabilizing the country’s already-precarious political situation. For the past year, the capital of Port-au-Prince has been plagued with violence between supporters and opponents of the current government, and the city has been divided into different factions. VICE journalist Jason Motlagh goes to the heart of the battle in Haiti, and helps put this week’s stunning assassination news into context.
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This episode was reported by Jason Motlagh, Adam Desiderio, Amanda Pisetzner and Jeremy Dupin. They made a film about their reporting which you can check out on VICE’s documentary TV series on Showtime.
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