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UN: Situation in Haiti Is 'Cataclysmic'

The 'numbers are all going very much in the wrong direction, very quickly'

(Newser) - The situation in Haiti is "cataclysmic," according to a United Nations Human Rights Office report , with more than 1,500 people killed so far this year in gang violence in a country of 11.5 million people. UN human rights expert William O'Neill said Thursday that the...

Americans Flee Haiti: 'You Can Only Imagine' the Suffering

State Department starts flying US citizens out, but the Americans will have to pay for the flights

(Newser) - A charter flight carrying dozens of US citizens fleeing spiraling gang violence in Haiti landed Sunday in Miami, per the AP . Nearly 50 Americans were on the government-chartered flight, reports CBS News . The flight arrived at the Miami International Airport after the US Embassy in Port-au-Prince earlier this month urged...

4M in Haiti Need Food, Aid Groups Say

Gangs are blocking aid distribution as crowds rush shelters

(Newser) - A crowd of about 100 people tried to shove through a metal gate in Haiti's capital as a guard with a baton pushed them back, threatening to hit them. Undeterred, children and adults, some carrying babies, kept elbowing each other trying to enter. "Let us in! We're...

X Yanks 'Very Graphic' Video Posted by Elon Musk

His clip purporting to show cannibalism taking place in Haiti violated 'the X Rules'

(Newser) - A video that Elon Musk shared on the social media platform he owns was taken down, by the social media platform he owns. Per Bloomberg , Musk had spotted a story by NBC News that took him and right-wing influencers to task for spreading "propaganda" about the current crisis in...

Mitch Albom Among 10 People Evacuated From Haiti

They were taken by helicopter amid country's unrest

(Newser) - Author and Detroit Free Press columnist Mitch Albom and nine others have been rescued by helicopter from Haiti after becoming stranded in the poverty-stricken and violence-torn Caribbean nation while visiting an orphanage. The group was forced to shelter inside the Have Faith Haiti Mission & Orphanage in Port-au-Prince for more...

As Crisis Envelops Haiti, PM Steps Down

Ariel Henry will make way for a transitional presidential council amid gang violence

(Newser) - Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced early Tuesday that he would resign once a transitional presidential council is created, bowing to international pressure to save the country overwhelmed by violent gangs that some experts say have unleashed a low-scale civil war. Henry made the announcement hours after officials, including Caribbean...

US Sends Forces to Haiti to Evacuate Personnel

Military will protect embassy in Port-au-Prince

(Newser) - The US military said Sunday that it had flown in forces to beef up security at the embassy in Haiti and allow nonessential personnel to leave. The aircraft flew to the embassy compound, the US Southern Command said, meaning that the effort involved helicopters. It said "no Haitians were...

Haiti Gang Boss Orders Prime Minister to Quit
Gang Leader Warns of
'Civil War' in Haiti
THE RUNDOWN
Mar 6, 2024 4:02 PM CST

Gang Leader Warns of 'Civil War' in Haiti

He says violence won't stop until Ariel Henry quits

(Newser) - The prime minister of Haiti is currently in Puerto Rico, unable to return to the country—and with both the US and the leader of a coalition of gangs saying it's time for a transfer of power, Ariel Henry's future is very unclear.
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Hundreds of Inmates Escape as Gangs Raid Prison in Haiti

Post from inside said people were being killed in their cells

(Newser) - At least three people have been killed and hundreds of inmates have fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed it overnight. The jailbreak marks a new low in Haiti's downward spiral of violence. Gangs are asserting greater control on the capital while embattled Prime Minister Ariel Henry...

Investigation Ends With Widow of President Charged in Slaying

Former prime minister and police chief also are indicted in Jovenel Moïse's assassination

(Newser) - A judge investigating the July 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse issued a final report on Monday that indicts his widow, Martine Moïse; ex-Prime Minister Claude Joseph, and the former chief of Haiti's National Police, Léon Charles, among others. Charles, who now serves as Haiti's...

Haiti's Prime Minister Appeals for Calm

Protesters want Ariel Henry to resign

(Newser) - Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry urged calm in a public address early Thursday following three days of violent protests that have paralyzed the country as thousands of protesters demand his resignation. The brief speech in the pre-dawn hours did little to appease people who are angry and frustrated over unrelenting...

Haiti's Assassination Probe Implicates President's Wife

Meanwhile, protesters demand resignation of the prime minister over his ties to 2021 killing

(Newser) - A Haitian prosecutor has accused former President Jovenel Moïse's widow, who was seriously injured during her husband's 2021 assassination , of involvement in the killing. In a criminal complaint, Port-au-Prince public prosecutor Edler Guillaume recommends charges against 70 people, including former First Lady Martine Moïse, reports the...

Protests Against Leader Shut Cities

Demonstrators in Haiti want prime minister's resignation

(Newser) - Protests shut down major cities in Haiti on Monday as demonstrators clashed with police and demanded the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. Banks, schools, and government agencies closed in Haiti's northern and southern regions while protesters blocked main routes with blazing tires and paralyzed public transportation, according to...

Kenya to Lead UN Force to Battle Gangs in Haiti

US drafted resolution to have Kenya lead the mission against gangs

(Newser) - The UN Security Council voted Monday to send a multinational force to Haiti led by Kenya to help combat violent gangs in the troubled Caribbean country. The resolution drafted by the US was approved with 13 votes in favor and two abstentions from Russia and China. The resolution authorizes the...

American Nurse, Daughter Abducted in Haiti Are Freed

Alix Dorsainvil works for the nonprofit group El Roi Haiti

(Newser) - An American nurse and her young daughter who were kidnapped in Haiti two weeks ago have been freed, reports ABC News . Details are scant, but Alix Dorsainvil and her child are said to be safe. Dorsainvil works as a nurse for the religious and humanitarian aid group El Roi Haiti,...

Haitians Decry Kidnappings of American Nurse, Daughter

They were seized last week

(Newser) - Chants of "freedom" echoed Monday through the streets outside an aid facility in Haiti's capital, where just days earlier an American nurse and her daughter were kidnapped by armed men. Hundreds of Haitians marched through the gang-ravaged zone of Port-au-Prince, bursting with anger at the abduction, which has...

American, Daughter Kidnapped in Haiti
American, Daughter
Kidnapped in Haiti
Jul 30, 2023 10:00 AM CDT

American, Daughter Kidnapped in Haiti

(Newser) - A woman from New Hampshire who works for a nonprofit organization in Haiti and her young daughter have been reported to be kidnapped as the US State Department issued a "do not travel advisory." US officials ordered nonemergency personnel to leave Haiti amid growing security concerns, the AP...

Blinken: Multinational Force Is Needed in Haiti

US will have to play a 'crucial role,' another leader says

(Newser) - Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that a multinational force is needed to help Haiti's National Police restore order, echoing recent appeals made by UN officials who warn that the country's insecurity is worsening. Blinken briefly spoke about Haiti and other issues during a one-day trip to...

US Couple Abducted in Haiti
Gang Kidnaps Florida Couple
Mar 28, 2023 2:29 AM CDT

Gang Kidnaps Florida Couple

Haiti gang is demanding $200K ransom per person

(Newser) - Nikese Toussaint was at church, so she didn’t see the text message from her sister. All she knew at that point was that their brother and his wife, who live in Florida, had landed safely in Haiti to visit ailing relatives and prepare for Rara, a colorful and boisterous...

Haiti President's Killing Was Planned in Florida

4 South Florida residents arrested, including 2 accused of devising the plan

(Newser) - Another four South Florida residents have been arrested for alleged roles in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. A year and a half into their investigation, US federal authorities believe Moise was killed in an attempted coup that went awry. Dozens of suspects have been arrested, including several...

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