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Haiti: gang leaders banned from social networks?

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witter, Tiktok, Facebook and Instagram announce the closure of several accounts of Haitian gang leaders advocating violence.

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By: Mikael Ponge

2 mins

Following a

Washington Post

article , Twitter, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram announce the closure of several accounts of Haitian gang leaders advocating violence.

Efficient ?

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There is no place for violent extremism or the promotion of violence on TikTok.

We will remove content and ban accounts that violate our policies, as we strive to create a safe and welcoming environment 

,” a spokesperson wrote in an email, quoted by The

Washington Post

.

Several accounts of gang leaders, including those of Izo 5 Segond du Village-de-Dieu and Jimmy Chérizier dit Barbecue, leader of the federation of armed gangs G9, have been suspended on the social networks Twitter, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram reports Goston Pierre, editor-in-chief of the AlterPresse site, who notes that, despite everything, video content was still online on Instagram and TikTok after this announcement.

United States: Donald Trump knew

Monday June 13 was held the second public hearing of the parliamentary committee responsible for investigating the attack on the Capitol in Washington on January 6, 2021. Donald Trump knew.

He knew that it was Joe Biden who won the November 2020 election. This was demonstrated by the testimonies heard, coming exclusively from Republican personalities such as his Minister of Justice, a string of advisers and even his own daughter, Ivanka Trump.

The ex-president reacted in the evening, denouncing a " 

parody of justice 

" in a 12-page press release where he also reiterates his erroneous allegations of fraud concerning the election.

Bolivia: the “Gran poder” festival between religion and business

Last Saturday (June 11, 2022) in La Paz took place the “Gran Poder” or “Great Power”, a folk festival dedicated to Jesus, which brings together thousands of dancers and musicians who come to parade for the Lord Jesus of the Great Power .

A folkloric-religious event that generates tens of millions of dollars each year.

The opportunity for participants to show their social position.

Report from La Paz by

Alice Campaignolle

.

And on the front page of the Journal de la 1ère

a white march organized on Monday June 13, 2022 in Mana, in the north of Guyana, for Benaya Mangal, the 16-year-old high school student killed with a knife on May 22 by another 17-year-old young man.

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