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DHS attempts to stop a steady stream of guns from America to Haiti
As gangs take over Port-au-Prince with rifles, machine guns and other weapons, the U.S. is trying to seize the weapons at a facility in South Florida before they leave the country.
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Gangs target peaceful communities in new round of attacks on Haiti's capital
Armed gangs are launching new attacks in the suburbs of Port-au-Prince, with heavy gunfire echoing across once-peaceful communities near the Haitian capital.
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Antony Blinken announces additional security and humanitarian support for Haiti
Secretary of State Antony Blinken traveled to Kingston, Jamaica Monday where he spoke about the escalating crisis in Haiti.
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Haiti Prime Minister Henry says he'll resign once a transitional council is created
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced early Tuesday that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created, capitulating to international pressure that seeks to save the country overwhelmed by violent gangs that some experts say have unleashed a low-scale civil war.
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US forces fly in to beef up security at embassy in Haiti, evacuate nonessential personnel
The U.S. military said Sunday that it had flown in forces to beef up security at the U.S. Embassy in Haiti and allow nonessential personnel to leave.
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Haiti orders a curfew after gangs overrun its two largest prisons and free thousands
Authorities in Haiti have ordered a nighttime curfew after an explosion of violence as gang gunmen overran the two biggest prisons and freed thousands of inmates.
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Widow, ex-prime minister and former police chief indicted in 2021 assassination of Haiti's president
A judge in Haiti responsible for investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse has indicted his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the former chief of Haiti’s National Police, Léon Charles.
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Kenya parliament approves deployment of police to Haiti to help deal with gang violence
Kenya’s parliament has approved the deployment of 1000 police officers to Haiti to help deal with rising gang violence in the Caribbean nation.
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United Nations to send multinational force to Haiti
The aid will help to control violent gangs in the troubled Caribbean country.
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American nurse and her child freed by kidnappers in Haiti, organization says
On Wednesday, El Roi Haiti confirmed the New Hampshire mother and daughter’s safe release “with a heart of gratitude and immense joy.”
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Thousands in Haiti march to demand safety from violent gangs as killings and kidnappings soar
Haitians’ daily lives have been disrupted by incessant gang violence that has worsened poverty across the country as it awaits a decision from the U.N. Security Council over a potential deployment of an international armed force.
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Haitians gather to protest the kidnapping of American nurse and her daughter by armed men
Hundreds of Haitians have marched through the capital, Port-au-Prince, in protest at the reported abduction of an American nurse and her daughter.
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2 Americans have been kidnapped in Haiti, organization says
The State Department said it’s aware of the kidnapping report. On Thursday, it advised nonemergency personnel and their families in Haiti to leave amid crime and unrest
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Shorthanded China holds off Haiti at Women's World Cup
China defeated Haiti 1-0 in a Group D match at the 2023 Women’s World Cup despite having just 10 players on the field for the majority of the match.
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Online Protest on Haitian Flag Day Against Political Turmoil on Island Nation
It’s a big day for the Haitian community as Thursday marks the celebration of Haitian Flag Day.
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‘We Want Our Family Back': Family of US Couple Kidnapped in Haiti Pleads for Release
Abigail Toussaint, 33, and her husband Jean-Dickens, 33, were kidnapped along with a third person in the Port-Au-Prince area on March 18. The Toussaint family said Monday that they are in touch with the FBI, which is helping with the case.
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UN Report: How Florida is Fueling Haiti's Arms Trafficking Crisis
Increasingly sophisticated weapons are being trafficked into Haiti mainly from the United States and especially from Florida amid worsening lawlessness in the impoverished Caribbean nation, according to a U.N. report released Friday.
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Florida Man Accused of Hiring Ex-Colombian Soldiers to Kill Haiti President Jovenel Moïse
U.S. authorities have arrested four more people in the slaying of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, including the owner of a Miami-area security company that hired ex-Colombian soldiers for the mission, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
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US Charges 4 With the Assassination of Haiti President Jovenel Moïse
Four key suspects in the killing of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse were transferred to the United States for prosecution as the case stagnates in Haiti amid death threats that have spooked local judges, U.S. officials announced Tuesday.
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Violent Gangs Control About 60% of Haiti Capital Port-au-Prince, UN Aid Chief Says
Gang battles over territory and their criminal actions are tearing society apart and escalating insecurity.