Gangs in Haiti launch fresh attacks, days after ... - Associated Press News
WEBMay 3, 2024 · Gangs in Haiti laid siege to several neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince, burning homes and exchanging gunfire with police for hours as hundreds fled the violence early Thursday. It was one of the biggest attacks …
Haiti declares state of emergency after mass prison escape
WEBMar 2, 2024 · A United Nations’ source said Sunday that around 3,500 prisoners are believed to have escaped Haiti’s National Penitentiary in Port-Au-Prince during the weekend.
Haiti: Port-au-Prince is cut off from the world, but guns and …
WEBMay 13, 2024 · For over two months, Port-au-Prince has been cut off from the world, its international seaport and airport shuttered following an explosion of gang attacks in late February.
Inside Haiti: A lucky few escape, while millions face gang rule ... - CNN
WEBMar 16, 2024 · Eighty percent of Port-au-Prince is currently controlled by gangs, according to UN estimates. Haiti was thrown into crisis at the start of March, as gangs called for the resignation of Prime...
Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main ... - Associated Press News
WEBMar 5, 2024 · PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Heavily armed gangs tried to seize control of Haiti’s main international airport on Monday, exchanging gunfire with police and soldiers in the latest attack on key government sites in an explosion of violence that includes a mass escape from the country’s two biggest prisons.
Gang violence in Haiti has displaced nearly 580,000 people, a new …
WEBJun 19, 2024 · PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Surging violence in Haiti from clashes with armed gangs since March has displaced nearly 580,000 people, according to a new report from the U.N. migration agency, a sobering figure that underscores the magnitude of the Caribbean nation’s crisis.
Gangs tighten grip as Haiti spirals to collapse - BBC
WEBMar 11, 2024 · Over the weekend, the violence in the capital Port-au-Prince ramped up once again. Heavily armed gangs attacked the National Palace and set part of the Interior Ministry on fire with petrol...
The Haiti crisis, explained: Violence, hunger and unstable political ...
WEBMar 13, 2024 · Chaos has gutted Port-au-Prince and Haiti's government, a crisis brought on by decades of political disruption, a series of natural disasters and a power vacuum left by the president's...
Crisis in Haiti worsens after month-long siege on Port-au-Prince - UN News
WEBApr 4, 2024 · There are 600 families now living at a former school in downtown Port-au-Prince. As a siege imposed by heavily armed gangs on Port-au-Prince, Haiti, stretches into a second month, the...
'There Will Be a Genocide.' The Horror I Saw in Haiti | TIME
WEBJul 20, 2024 · In Port-au-Prince, we saw how the gangs actively coordinate on the ground, sharing key strategic information. The already beleaguered Haitian police—with a force of 10,000 officers in a...