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US resumes deportation flights to Haiti despite continuing bloodshed

Critics condemn ‘reckless and cruel’ expulsions and say deportees likely to be targeted by armed gangs who control much of country

The Guardian - US · Apr 18, 2024

A portrait of Haitians trying to survive without a government

Haiti is on the verge of collapse, with little to no government. But many Haitians have already learned to live without the support of the state, as NPR discovered traveling to Cap-Haïtien.

WEKU · Apr 18, 2024

‘The city is a jail’: Haitian journalists get word out about gang violence

Correspondents in Port-au-Prince face danger as they play a vital role in chronicling city’s state of siege

The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2024

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What's next for Haiti after forming a transitional council to quash gang violence

Current Prime Minister Ariel Henry will resign once a successor is chosen. The body will also be tasked with holding elections in 2026

Latin Times · Apr 15, 2024

In Haiti, Political Parties Lash Out At PM Over Council Limbo

The Haitian parties set to form a long-awaited governing council have called for the body to be installed "as soon as possible," accusing the outgoing prime minister of changing the terms of their earlier deal.

International Business Times · Apr 14, 2024

Transitional Ruling Council Finally Forms In Anarchic Haiti

A governing council tasked with filling a leadership vacuum in Haiti and restoring a semblance of order was formerly installed Friday in the Caribbean nation that has been rocked by an explosion of gang violence.

International Business Times · Apr 12, 2024

Haiti decrees creation of transition council as tens of thousands flee capital

Haiti’s government on Friday issued a decree in its official gazette formalising the creation of a nine-member transitional presidential council one month after Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced he would step down amid a wave of gang attacks. Earlier in the day, the United Nations said that some 95,000 people…

France 24 · Apr 12, 2024

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Waiting For Change, Haitians Endure Hell On Earth

Jameson Jacques has been living in a makeshift shelter in Haiti's capital with his three children since gang members torched his house, killing his parents.

International Business Times · Apr 11, 2024

Haiti Police Recovers Hijacked Rice Cargo Ship After Gunbattle

Haiti's National Police agency successfully recovers hijacked cargo ship after fierce gunbattle with gangs off Port-au-Prince coast. Prime Minister Ariel H...

Haitian Leaders Finalize Agreement to Form Transitional Council and Restore Order

The framework establishes a 22-month government tasked with swearing-in a new president in February 2026

Latin Times · Apr 8, 2024

Haiti Leaders Reach Deal To Form Transitional Council

Haitian leaders have finalized a deal for a temporary government to steer their Caribbean nation out of gang-fueled chaos, but the details must first be approved by the outgoing authorities, AFP confirmed Monday.

International Business Times · Apr 8, 2024

Haiti's National Library Looted Amid Surge Of Violence

Armed gangs loot Haiti's national library, triggering mass exodus and political turmoil amid escalating violence.

Haiti Gangs Loot National Library, Threatening Historic Documents

Haiti's National Library was looted Wednesday by armed gangs terrorizing the Caribbean nation's capital Port-au-Prince amid extended political paralysis, its director told AFP. Dangelo Neard said the history of Haiti -- the Western Hemisphere's second-oldest republic -- was being threatened.

International Business Times · Apr 3, 2024

More than 50,000 people flee Haiti capital due to rampant gang violence

More than 50,000 people were displaced from Port-au-Prince within three weeks last month, fleeing an explosion of gang violence in the Haitian capital, the United Nations said Tuesday.

France 24 · Apr 2, 2024

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International Business Times · Apr 2, 2024

53,000 People Flee Port-au-Prince In Three Weeks Of Gang Violence: UN

More than 50,000 people fled Port-au-Prince within three weeks last month as an explosion of gang violence shook the Haitian capital, the United Nations said Tuesday.

Heavy Gunfire Erupts In Downtown Port-Au-Prince

Recent violent clashes in Haiti's capital, ongoing crisis, proposed transitional council formation, and legal concerns.

Latin Times · Mar 28, 2024

U.S. Government not Planning Changes for Haitian Migrants Amid the Country's Collapse

Human rights organizations have been urging the Biden administration to consider measures aimed at aiding Haitian nationals reaching the country

The Guardian - US · Mar 28, 2024

‘It’s mission impossible’: fear grows in Kenya over plan to deploy police to Haiti

Deal to send hundreds of officers to Caribbean country amid spiraling gang violence is facing intense public and legal scrutiny

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International Business Times · Mar 27, 2024

Haiti's Future Governing Council Vows To Restore Order

The governing council that aims to oversee a political transition in Haiti vowed Wednesday to restore "public and democratic order," in its first statement to the Caribbean nation wracked by a worsening security crisis.

International Business Times · Mar 26, 2024

Haiti Transition Council Stalls As Capital Sees Relative Calm

Haiti's political future remained in limbo Tuesday as squabbles among party leaders bogged down a council meant to name a transition government, while the capital experienced relative calm after weeks of violence.

International Business Times · Mar 26, 2024

Haiti Leaders Struggle To Find Transition Consensus As Crisis Broils

The Caribbean nation's security crisis has been intensified by a political one: elections have not been held since 2016, with Prime Minister Ariel Henry heading the country since President Jovenel Moise's 2021 assassination.

International Business Times · Mar 25, 2024

Disagreements Among Haiti Leaders Hamper Govt Transition

Disagreements among delegates over who should head Haiti's transitional council are stalling the body's official formation, a representative told AFP Monday, while over the weekend one member quit amid death threats.

International Business Times · Mar 23, 2024

New Gunfire Hits Haiti Capital As Locals Wait For Talks Progress

Heavy gunfire erupted early Saturday in the Haitian capital as residents, already enduring chaotic violence and grave food shortages, waited for word of progress in forming a transitional government meant to restore stability.

International Business Times · Mar 22, 2024

Gang Violence Drives Thousands From Haiti's Capital, Hunger Sets In

Rampant gang violence in Port-au-Prince has triggered the exodus of tens of thousands of people from the Haitian capital where Friday charred bodies lay in the streets and residents battled a growing food security crisis.

Latin Times · Mar 22, 2024

U.S. is 'Prepared' to Deploy Troops to Haiti if Necessary, High-Ranking General Says

Gen. Laura Richardson, leader of U.S. Southern Command, said that, however, officials are not currently considering that scenario

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