Gangs attack police station, prison in central Haiti town, more than 500 inmates escape
Members of the powerful gang coalition Viv Ansanm stormed a prison in Haiti on Monday, releasing more than 500 inmates after ...
Agencia EFE1d
A country in post-traumatic stress: The unseen effects of Haiti’s violent crisis
Haiti's ongoing violence and severe medication shortages have pushed thousands to the brink of mental collapse.
Haiti gangs trying to silence media, UNESCO warns
The media in Haiti are a "systematic" target of criminal gangs trying to silence them, an official with the UN's cultural ...
The New York Times1d
Haiti Doesn’t Make Guns. So How Are Gangs Awash in Them?
Guns are not manufactured in Haiti, and it’s illegal to ship any there, but the gangs terrorizing the country’s capital, Port-au-Prince, never seem to be short of them — or of ammunition.
HaitiLibre11d
Haiti - Insecurity : «Viv Ansanm» multiplies attacks against Haitian media
In a memo, the National Human Rights Defense Network expresses its particular concern about the increase in armed attacks ...
Kenyan officer missing in Haiti after gang ambush
Despite the attacks, the East African state’s authorities say its forces remain committed to the security mission in the ...
ABC News5d
UN warns of 'severe' human rights abuses in Haiti as illegal weapons proliferate
A U.N. report states that a steady stream of illegal weapons smuggled into Haiti is fueling an increase in gang violence and leading to severe human rights abuses SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A steady ...
Miami Herald7d
Haiti’s capital is close to falling to armed gangs. Here’s what you need to know
Johnny Fils-Aimé For the Miami Herald Haiti’s capital is again in free fall. The attacks by armed gangs that in recent days have seized control of new neighborhoods is raising fears that ...