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Haiti Peyi Lock

"Peyi Lock" or "Peyi Lòk" in Haiti means the country is on lock down, it means Haiti is shut down.

Peyi Lock, lekol lage - Haitian students returning home from school

Peyi Lock, lekol lage - Haitian students returning home from school

I remember taking this picture during a time when Haiti was in Peyi Lock mode. Some children in parts of Haiti were able to go to school without any interference from bad politicians who decided to put the country on lock-down.

During Peyi Lock in Haiti walking home from school in Haiti was was a luxury that Haitian students could not afford since most schools were closed.

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Haiti Peyi Lock - Haitian Police confronting a group of Protesters

Haiti Peyi Lock - Haitian Police confronting a group of Protesters

Here is the scene at Carrefour Aeroport, Delmas, Haiti, on a day of Peyi Lock. this time people are complaining about the lack ot gasoline and diesel at the pumps

Photo: Le Nouvelliste, Monday, September 17 2019

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Students in Haiti coming from school

Students in Haiti coming from school

Here is a picture of students in Haiti coming from school in the Plateau Central department at a time when Haiti is on Peyi Lock mode.

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Black Smoke in the skies above Haiti from Haitian-American stuck in Peyi Lock Haiti, 30 September 2019

Black Smoke in the skies above Haiti from Haitian-American stuck in Peyi Lock Haiti, 30 September 2019

Look at this photo... Black smoke rising in the skies above Haiti from tires burning in the streets of Port-au-Prince Monday, September 30th, 2019, during a protest against the Haitian president Jovenel Moise.

Photo send by a Young Haitian-American who found himself stuck in a country on lock down mode. Read the related article for the full story.

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Haiti Peyi Lock - Additional information:

Peyi Lock is a term made famous in Haiti by the political opposition during the presidency of Jovenel Moise.

Whenever you hear Peyi Lock in Haiti it means the country is locked, there are barricades everywhere and the people cannot go about their business.

Peyi Lock means the streets of Haiti are barricaded and and there are roadsblocks everywhere. People are forced to stay in their homes. Businesses are closed. Nobody can go to work and children of Haiti cannot go to school.

This was a hard the opposition tried when they were desperate to overthrow Haitian president Jovenel Moise. In the end he was assassinated.