According to the United Nations, armed gangs control about 85% of the capital Port-au-Prince.

Thousands of Haitians took the streets of Port-au-Prince to express their anger at armed gangs that control almost all the capital and its surrounding areas, which the government failed to keep.

Haiti has seen a revival of gang violence since mid-February. According to the United Nations, gangs that control about 85% of Port-au-Prince have stepped up attacks in several communities that were previously uncontrollable and spread terror across the population.

Violence Group Unity behind a coalition called Viv Ansanm and forcing more than a million people to leave their homes has led to an economic freeze and exacerbated massive hunger. They are also charged with violations of blackmail, mass rape and killing.

this Transitional Governmenta rotating presidential board member appointed nearly a year ago, has not made progress to date with long understaffed and underfunded security tasks.

Starting early Wednesday, protesters erected barriers and damaged traffic, headed to the Presidential Transitional Commission (CPT) and the Prime Minister’s office and were dispersed by police.

They condemned the inaction of the authorities, which failed to restore the day after the establishment of the CPT, was established after Prime Minister Ariel Henry’s resignation.

“Did you see what happened?” protester Joseph Mackendy told Reuters during the demonstration. “Today, the people of Haiti will fight for freedom. We are free. Today those men cannot scare me.”

“We can no longer stand this insecurity in the country,” a protester who declined to be named told AFP.

He added: “It is unacceptable for us to continue to lose territory. In fact, I believe these territories are being handed over to the gangsters by the authorities and the authorities are not rising.”

The protests came a few days after a massive jailbreak in the central town of Mirebalais.

From Sunday night to Monday, gangs attacked the police station and prison in Mirebalais, a town about 50 kilometers (30 miles) northeast of the Port-Au-port-port-prince, releasing 529 prisoners.

According to the International Organization for Migration, another attack in the nearby town of Saut D’Au forced 5,981 people to flee their homes.

Many critics say the government’s poor performance against the gang’s progress is related to corruption and even to armed personnel and their financial supporters.

Despite the government rejecting these allegations, Haitian authorities have a long history of corruption and their judicial system has been paralyzed in violence.

The transnational security mission led by Kenya, which has about 1,000 police officers from six countries and has been supported by the United Nations, has also been assisting Haitian police in resolving gang violence.

But the situation is still getting worse.

“We are asking for a return to safety, free movement and our children to return to school,” another protester who asked not to be named told AFP.

“Along with the bandits! Long live peace and security. If the authorities are overwhelmed by the incident, they must leave.”