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Haiti's Electoral Farce Continues by Wadner Pierre
Overwhelming majority of Haitians boycott April 19th senatorial elections to protest exclusion of Haiti's largest political party, Fanmi Lavalas

Thousands march in Haiti on President Aristide's 55th birthday
Demonstrators call for the return of Aristide, the release of political prisoners, and protest high food and fuel costs

Who is Michel Martelly? Democracy Hero or Coup-d'etat Cheerleader by Jeb Sprague
Candidate in Haiti's November 2010 sham elections is closely affiliated with Duvalier, allied with pro-coup, international business interests and Haitian elite

The Non-Election for the Non-Government of the Non-Sovereign State of Haiti by Glen Ford, Black Agenda Report
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HAITIANS TO REFUSE "SELECTIONS" by Wadner Pierre
"I am not going to vote," said Elause Jacques, a mother of two who runs a cyber cafe with her husband in Port-au-Prince. "I have no candidate."

HAITI ELECTIONS: UNFAIR AND UNDEMOCRATIC by Ira J. Kurzban
Haiti's most popular political party, Fanmi Lavalas, won the last democratic election it was allowed to participate in by overwhelming margins. Since the 2004 coup, it has been banned from electoral participation.

BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS by Mark Danner
Massacre halts Haiti's Nov 1987 elections, from THE NEW YORKER, Nov 27, 1989

Lavalas flexes its muscles in Haiti, May 2009 by Kevin Pina

The Puzzling Alliance of Chavannes Jean-Baptiste and Charles Henri Baker: Haitian Election Aftermath By TOM REEVES

Don't Honor Tainted Election: A Miami Herald Op-Ed Piece by Brian Concannon Jr and Ira Kurzban

In Honduras and Haiti, the US rules by proxy. A Black Agenda Radio Commentary by Glen Ford
"Both Haiti and Honduras are prime examples of a U.S. strategy to under-develop its neighbors – a deliberate policy of impoverishment and petty tyranny."

Two-faced Democracy in Haiti by Kevin Pina
Haiti's Provisional Election Council once again denies participation of Fanmi Lavalas,representing Haiti's poorest communities, in early 2010 elections

Bay Area labor/human rights delegation reports on Haiti's electoral boycott and political prisoners

Lavalas flexes its muscles in Haiti by Kevin Pina
Haiti's Lavalas movement heads successful boycott of undemocratic elections

 

  
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