"Haitian law enforcement must thoroughly investigate the July 23 arson attack on independent local station Radio Antarctique and ensure that journalists can work without fear of reprisal, the Committee to Protect Journalists said Friday.
Around 6 a.m. on Sunday, July 23, about 50 heavily armed men with assault-style rifles attacked the town of Liancourt in Haiti’s Artibonite region, burning down dozens of houses and the Radio Antarctique studio, according to videos reviewed by CPJ and the station’s director and founder Roderson Elias, who spoke with CPJ in a phone interview.
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‘The apparently targeted attack on Haitian broadcaster Radio Antarctique is deeply troubling, and those responsible must be held accountable. Journalists should not face violent retaliation simply for doing their jobs,’ said Cristina Zahar, CPJ’s Latin America and the Caribbean program coordinator, in São Paulo. ‘The situation in Haiti remains untenable. Local authorities must restore order so that all citizens, including journalists, can live without fear from armed gangs.’"
