'No one will protect us': how Haiti has become deadly for journalists | Haiti
Since its president was assassinated in July 2021, the island nation has spiralled into violence with journalists in the firing line
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Since its president was assassinated in July 2021, the island nation has spiralled into violence with journalists in the firing line
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A well-known Haitian journalist survived an assassination attempt on Tuesday that left his car riddled with bullets in the capital of Port-au-Prince, officials said. Roberson Alphonse, who works at the daily newspaper Le Nouvelliste and at radio station Magik9, is hospitalized but is expected to recover, according to Frantz Duval, chief editor for both media.
Another journalist was killed in Haiti as the Caribbean nation continued to struggle with gang violence and instability.
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) calls for urgent measures to ensure that media personnel are able to work safely without being targeted in Haiti, where no fewer than six journalists have been killed and many others attacked since the start of the year.
Roberson Alphonse, a well-known journalist in Haiti, has survived an assassination attempt after he was shot inside his car on his way to work in Port-au-Prince.