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Residents flee as Haitian gangs launch new gun and arson attacks in capital
Hundreds have fled their homes as violence once again gripped Port-au-Prince after new prime minister sworn...
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New Haiti PM named but powerful gangs demand seat at the table
Little-known former sports minister Fritz Bélizaire appointed as 90,000 flee capital in a monthHaiti’s newly installed...
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New Haiti government sworn in during secret ceremony
‘Transitional council’ takes oath of office after prime minister formally resigns as gang violence continues to...
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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...
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France urged to repay billions of dollars to Haiti for independence ‘ransom’
Coalition of civil society groups says Paris should return harsh reparations imposed on Caribbean state two...
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‘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...
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‘It is simply best not to get pregnant’: women left terrified as Haiti’s maternity services collapse
Delivering a baby was already risky, but an unprecedented surge in gang violence has forced clinics...
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Top UN expert warns of deteriorating situation in Haiti: ‘It’s apocalyptic’
Human rights expert voices alarm, saying country is fast moving towards becoming ‘like Somalia in the...
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Two men in Haiti suspected of buying weapons for gangs lynched by mob
Killings underscore how outnumbered police are in Haiti after months of attacks and kidnappings by gangsTwo...
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How gangs took control of Haiti - podcast
Haiti has erupted into violence after gangs laid waste to the capital and forced the prime...
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US starts to helicopter citizens out of Haiti as fighting erupts in wealthy areas
State department organizes evacuation after nearly 1,600 US citizens ask for help amid reports of continuing...
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At least a dozen dead as gang violence spills into wealthy areas of Haiti capital
Gunmen looted homes in Laboule and Thomassin, forcing residents to flee previously peaceful neighborhoods• Haiti: what...
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US citizens flee Haiti on government-chartered flight
More than 30 Americans arrive in Miami from Cap-Haïten as US urges citizens to leave ‘as...
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Haiti healthcare system on verge of collapse as gang warfare rages on
Only a single hospital in Port-au-Prince remains open, with others devoid of staff as patients look...
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Guns and weapons trafficked from US fueling Haiti gang violence
Experts say most guns smuggled from states with lax firearms laws such as Florida, Arizona and...
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Can Haiti avoid history repeating as burning streets meet vying elites?
Plan for transitional council to rule after prime minister’s resignation brings strong sense of deja vuScenes...
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Haiti PM Ariel Henry resigns after gang insurrection caused days of chaos
Henry urges people to remain calm while his government is replaced by a transitional councilThe embattled...
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US airlifts embassy staff out of Haiti as gangs besiege political area
Officials say marines deployed for night-time evacuation amid intense fighting in Port-au-Prince, while German and EU...
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Is the feared gang boss ‘Barbecue’ now the most powerful man in Haiti?
Jimmy Chérizier says he is leading Haiti’s poor against corrupt government forces but experts point to...
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Haiti crisis: gangs attack police stations as Caribbean leaders call for emergency meeting
National palace guards set up security ring after gangs attack at least three police stations in...
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Haiti crisis: heavy gunfire reported close to Port-au-Prince’s national palace
Large-scale gang assault on multiple government buildings in capital reported as violence causes political crisis to...
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Haiti gang boss tells absent prime minister to quit or face civil war
Silence from Ariel Henry, who remains abroad, as Jimmy Chérizier, AKA ‘Barbecue’, warns country will ‘become...
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US says no troops to Haiti as country reels from explosion of gang violence
Washington says no despite ‘frantic’ talks between diplomats, as bodies lie in street and army battles...
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Tuesday briefing: Why Haiti is stuck in a state of anarchy
In today’s newsletter: With gangs controlling Port-au-Prince and a UN-backed international force still not on the...