Haiti taking more steps against gangs after thousands of protesters demand security
The leader of Haiti’s transitional presidential council has tried to allay surging alarm among Haitians over rampant gang ...
Haiti human rights groups criticize plan to tap members of rogue force to fight gangs
Human-rights groups are pushing back against a proposal by Haiti authorities to enlist members of a rogue force into the ...
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Gangs tighten grip on key towns in Haiti as violence and protests escalate
The latest wave of violence to engulf Haiti – including a mass jailbreak and deadly protests – has allowed criminal gangs to ...
Thousands march against gangs in Haiti as Vatican is notified of murder of two nuns
Thousands of Haitians marched through the streets of the country’s volatile capital on Wednesday, defying tear gas and gangs ...
Haitian Gang Releases Over 500 Inmates After Storming Prison And Engulfing Police Station
Members of a Haitian gang stormed a prison in central Haiti, releasing over 500 inmates and setting fire to a nearby police ...
Haiti Doesn’t Make Guns. So How Are Gangs Awash in Them?
Federal authorities in several countries have recently nabbed several caches of weapons headed to Haiti, but armed violence ...
‘We are at war’: Why Haiti’s leaders are turning to a rogue brigade to help fight gangs
On Thursday, armed gangs burned down the house of former president of the Haitian Senate Simon Dieusel Desras in Saut-d’Eau.
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Haiti's leaders face calls to resign as gangs step up attacks
The head of the interim presidential council appealed for calm after gunfire erupted in the capital Port-au-Prince as ...
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Two nuns killed in Haiti as gang violence escalates
Two Catholic nuns were killed by gang gunmen in Mirebalais amid a prison break and citywide assault, underscoring the country ...
Gangs strike in Haiti’s heartland as hundreds flee under heavy gunfire
Heavily armed gangs have struck the city of Mirebalais in central Haiti and stormed a local prison as hundreds of people fled ...
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Haiti taking more steps against gangs after thousands of protesters demand security
The leader of Haiti's transitional presidential council tried to allay surging alarm among Haitians over rampant gang violence by acknowledging Thursday that the country has "become hell for ...