Student Protests Paralyze Academic Life at Haiti's FDSE
Law and economics students at the State University of Haiti halted classes for a week over learning conditions and administration, according to Le Nouvelliste.
A broad protest movement launched by students of the Faculty of Law and Economic Sciences (FDSE) paralyzed academic life this week, Le Nouvelliste reported. Beginning Monday, October 12, 2026, academic activities gave way to protest signs inside the faculty's premises, located in the former Bojeux building in Pétion-Ville, according to the outlet.
Students are demanding better learning conditions and denouncing the faculty's administrative management, Le Nouvelliste said. One placard called for the presence of administrative staff at Bojeux, the site where courses are delivered.
The Bojeux building is a small structure of 15 classrooms that also houses two other entities of the State University of Haiti (UEH): the Faculty of Human Sciences (FASCH) and the Institute of African Studies and Research (IERAH), according to the report. The three institutions share the same space.
The week-long demonstrations halted scheduled coursework. Le Nouvelliste's full account was behind a registration wall, and further details on the administration's response were not immediately available from the source excerpt.