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Haiti's Media Under Siege as Gangs Target Journalists

Haiti's Media Under Siege as Gangs Target Journalists

Thu 20 Mar 2025 20:33 CET

Criminal groups in Haiti are targeting media outlets that report on the development in the battered Caribbean country. The goal is to silence the monitoring, according to a UN agency

Executed with machete: 3,600 dead in Haiti's violence

Executed with machete: 3,600 dead in Haiti's violence

Fri 27 Sept 2024 11:48 CEST

At least 3,661 people have been killed so far this year in Haiti's gang violence. "Some of the victims were mutilated with machetes and then burned", reports the human rights organization OHCHR in a report

USA provides more support to violence-stricken Haiti

USA provides more support to violence-stricken Haiti

Fri 6 Sept 2024 01:41 CEST

The USA is providing 45 million dollars, equivalent to approximately 462 million kronor, in new support to violence-plagued Haiti. This is announced by Foreign Minister Antony Blinken – and urges other countries to contribute more money to the multinational police operation aimed at stopping the violence

Kenyan police cannot stop Haiti's gangs

Kenyan police cannot stop Haiti's gangs

Thu 29 Aug 2024 18:41 CEST

An international effort led by Kenya is trying to stop the gang criminality that controls Haiti. But the efforts seem to be failing

Eleven prisoners killed in prison break in Haiti

Eleven prisoners killed in prison break in Haiti

Sat 17 Aug 2024 02:33 CEST

Violence in Haiti forces a child to flee every minute

Violence in Haiti forces a child to flee every minute

Tue 2 Jul 2024 11:51 CEST

Every minute, a child is forced to flee in Haiti. So far, more than 600,000 people have been forced to leave their homes due to the unrest in the country