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[Translation of an article from Haïti Liberté for October 13. See original article here.]

by Yves Pierre-Louis

On Friday, October 7, during a demonstration by a coalition of social organizations, a professor of mathematics and physics, Jean Philibert Louis, was killed by a police woman identified as badge number UD-0210, who was traveling in a Mazda vehicle registered as 1-450, assigned to the Unité Départementale de Maintien d’Order (UDMO – Departmental Unit for the Maintenance of Order). This criminal act occurred in front of the Ministère de l’Éducation Nationale et la Formation Professionnelle (MENFP – National Ministry of Education and Professional Development), in the center of the capital, as the crowd of demonstrators was approaching to voice their demands.

The UDMO agent fired teargas grenades to disperse the crowd, which resulted in injuries to two persons. Thirty-five-year-old Jean Philibert Louis was seriously injured with a bullet in the head. Taken to the Hôpital de l’Université d’État d’Haïti (HUEH – Hospital of the State University of Haiti), he died several hours later, on Saturday morning. Another slightly injured man named Jean Pierre Edouard, who was not one of the demonstrators, was also struck in the head. He was at the ministry to claim a certificate of completion of studies. In shock, he stated, “I did not participate in the demonstration. I was wounded in the head by the police.” (more…)

Police disperse students demonstrating against president’s visit

[Translation of an article from La Tercera of Santiago, Chile, for June 23. The Federación de Estudiantes de la Universidad de Chile, FECh, founded in 1906, is the oldest student organization in Chile. It has played a significant role in the political life of the country, participating in the changes brought about during the Allende government, for example, and opposing the Pinochet dictatorship.]

by Oriana Fernández

A student demonstration greeted President Sebastián Piñera during his visit to the central buildings of the University of Chile. In allusion to a process of privatization of education begun by Piñera, a group of students shouted harsh slogans against the head of state, arguing that the university “is not for sale.” (more…)