Residents of Haiti's Cite Soleil demand protection after gang violence displaces hundreds
Read full article: Residents of Haiti's Cite Soleil demand protection after gang violence displaces hundredsResidents of Port-au-Princeās Cite Soleil district have staged a protest to seek the protection of local authorities after gang violence forced hundreds of people to flee their homes over the weekend.
Central Haitian town descends into fire and bloodshed from gang warfare
Read full article: Central Haitian town descends into fire and bloodshed from gang warfareViolence has erupted in the central Haitian town of Petite-RiviĆØre de lāArtibonite as a powerful gang warred with a vigilante group local, regional officials confirmed to the Associated Press.
Dominican president warns of 'drastic measures' if anti-gang mission in Haiti fails
Read full article: Dominican president warns of 'drastic measures' if anti-gang mission in Haiti failsThe president of the Dominican Republic has warned that his administration would take ādrastic measuresā to protect the country if a U.N.-backed mission in neighboring Haiti targeting gang violence fails.
As UN meets, Haitians express hopelessness at finding an international solution to gang crisis
Read full article: As UN meets, Haitians express hopelessness at finding an international solution to gang crisisAs world leaders discuss the future of efforts to wrangle the gangs strangling Haiti, Haitians are expressing hopelessness over an international response to the tide of violence.
A look at high-profile political assassinations and attempts this century
Read full article: A look at high-profile political assassinations and attempts this centurySlovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico was gravely injured in an apparent assassination attempt that rocked the small country and the rest of Europe just weeks before an election.
Former Colombian soldier pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haitiās president
Read full article: Former Colombian soldier pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haitiās presidentA former Colombian soldier has pleaded guilty to conspiring in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel MoĆÆse, which plunged the Caribbean nation into violence and political turmoil.
Retired Colombian army officer gets life sentence in 2021 assassination of Haiti's president
Read full article: Retired Colombian army officer gets life sentence in 2021 assassination of Haiti's presidentA federal judge in Miami has sentenced a retired Colombian army officer to life in prison for his role in plotting to kill Haitiās President Jovenel MoĆÆse in 2021.
A gang in Haiti opens fire on a crowd of parishioners trying to rid the community of criminals
Read full article: A gang in Haiti opens fire on a crowd of parishioners trying to rid the community of criminalsA powerful gang in Haiti has opened fire on a large group of parishioners led by a pastor as they marched through a community armed with machetes to rid the area of gang members.
US arrests 4 tied to assassination of Haitian president
Read full article: US arrests 4 tied to assassination of Haitian presidentU.S. authorities have arrested four more people in the slaying of Haitian President Jovenel MoĆÆse, including the owner of a Miami-area security company that hired former soldiers from Colombia for the mission.
Proposed UN resolution would sanction top Haitian gang chief
Read full article: Proposed UN resolution would sanction top Haitian gang chiefThe U_N_ Security Council is negotiating a resolution that would impose an arms embargo, asset freeze and travel ban on influential Haitian gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, nicknamed āBarbeque.ā.
US arrests, charges suspect in Haitian president slaying
Read full article: US arrests, charges suspect in Haitian president slayingThe U.S. government says it charged one of the main suspects in the killing of Haitian president Jovenel MoĆÆse as it unsealed a complaint that revealed federal authorities had interviewed several months ago while he was hiding in Jamaica.
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Haiti's leader: Migration won't end unless inequality does
Read full article: Haiti's leader: Migration won't end unless inequality doesAmid an outcry over the U.S. treatment of Haitian asylum-seekers, the beleaguered island countryās embattled prime minister is pointedly saying that inequalities drive migration.
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Haiti PM, under fire, addresses evidence in leader's slaying
Read full article: Haiti PM, under fire, addresses evidence in leader's slayingThe office of Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry has issued its first public statement about evidence authorities say they have of phone calls between him and a key suspect in the presidential assassination, saying he received countless calls from people concerned for his safety.
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Prosecutor seeks to interview Haiti PM in president slaying
Read full article: Prosecutor seeks to interview Haiti PM in president slayingHaitiās chief public prosecutor has invited Prime Minister Ariel Henry to meet with him next week as part of an ongoing investigation into the slaying of President Jovenel MoĆÆse, noting that Henry spoke with one of the main suspects in the case just hours after the killing.
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US pledges more aid to earthquake victims in Haiti
Read full article: US pledges more aid to earthquake victims in HaitiThe United States has pledged another $32 million in aid to the victims of Haitiās 7.2-magnitude earthquake, as the countryās interim prime minister defends his governmentās response.
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Fears over impunity grow as Haiti probes president's slaying
Read full article: Fears over impunity grow as Haiti probes president's slayingHaitian police have detained more than 40 suspects in the killing of President Jovenel MoĆÆse, but many people fear the country's crumbling judicial system could result in the assassination going unpunished.
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Violence overshadows memorial Mass for slain Haitian leader
Read full article: Violence overshadows memorial Mass for slain Haitian leaderA priest is telling mourners at a memorial service for slain President Jovenel MoĆÆse that too much blood has been shed in Haiti as authorities warned of more violence ahead of his funeral.
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Biden with few options to stabilize Haiti in wake of slaying
Read full article: Biden with few options to stabilize Haiti in wake of slayingThe last time Haiti was thrust into turmoil by assassination was 1915, when rebels beat to death President Vilbrun Guillaume Sam, triggering a nearly two-decade U.S. military intervention.
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Haiti President Jovenel MoĆÆse assassinated at home, officials say
Read full article: Haiti President Jovenel MoĆÆse assassinated at home, officials sayHaitiās police chief says four suspected killers of President Jovenel MoĆÆse have been fatally shot by police and two others arrested in an apparent hostage-taking situation.
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Officials: 400 escape, 25 dead after Haiti prison breakout
Read full article: Officials: 400 escape, 25 dead after Haiti prison breakoutFILE - In this Jan. 25, 2021 file photo, Arnel Joseph is returned to the National Penitentiary after being brought before a judge in handcuffs in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)PORT-AU-PRINCE ā PORT-AU-Haitian authorities announced Friday that more than 400 inmates escaped and 25 people died in a prison breakout, making it the country's largest and deadliest one in a decade, with the prison director and a powerful gang leader among those killed. The prison is known for a 2014 breakout in which more than 300 of the 899 inmates being held there at the time escaped. At the time of Thursday's breakout, the prison held 1,542 inmates, nearly twice its capacity. Haiti's largest prison breakout in recent history occurred after the devastating 2010 earthquake in which more than 4,200 inmates fled the notorious National Penitentiary in downtown Port-au-Prince.
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EXPLAINER: Why Haiti's political strife has worsened
Read full article: EXPLAINER: Why Haiti's political strife has worsenedHours after the arrests, the opposition nominated a supposed transitional president that no one has recognized. Opposition leaders from various political parties organized protests in the weeks leading up to Feb. 7, the day they allege that MoĆÆseās term ended. Haitiās Constitution allows presidents to serve a five-year term, and opponents argue that MoĆÆse already reached that limit. The opposition condemned the arrests and noted the judge has automatic immunity as they accused MoĆÆseās administration of political repression. The opposition named another Superior Court Judge, Joseph MĆ©cĆØne Jean-Louis, as Haitiās supposed transitional president after MoĆÆse announced the arrests.
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Haiti opens debate on proposed constitutional changes
Read full article: Haiti opens debate on proposed constitutional changesHaiti has unveiled multiple proposed changes to overhaul the countrys Constitution that officials plan to present to voters starting in Feb. 2021 for an upcoming referendum that looms amid growing unrest. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)PORT-AU-PRINCE ā PORT-AU-Haiti has unveiled multiple proposed changes to overhaul the countryās Constitution that officials plan to present to voters starting this week for an upcoming referendum that looms amid growing unrest. One of the biggest changes is an omission in the draft issued by an independent commission tasked with creating the constitutional changes that have generated heated debates. Meanwhile, Brian Concannon, an adviser for the Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti, said the proposed referendum itself is unconstitutional, according to the current Constitution. As officials meet with certain sectors of society to discuss the proposed constitutional changes, some are demanding more inclusion.
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