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PublishedMarch 3, 2024
Hundreds of inmates flee after armed gangs storm Haiti’s main prison, leaving bodies behind
Arnel Remy, a human rights attorney whose nonprofit works inside the prison, said on X, formerly Twitter, that fewer than 100 of the nearly 4,000 inmates remained behind bars.
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PublishedJanuary 23, 2024
Freeport man feels vindicated after Haitian orphanage founder charged with sexually abusing minors
Paul Kendrick had accused Michael Karl Geilenfeld of being a serial pedophile. Geilenfeld twice sued Kendrick for defamation and legal cases have persisted for more than a decade.
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PublishedOctober 3, 2023
A foreign armed force to fight gangs makes many in Haiti celebrate, while others worry
The United Nations Security Council has authorized a 1-year deployment of a Kenya-led force to help quell violent gangs.
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PublishedAugust 23, 2023
New Hampshire nurse kidnapped in Haiti speaks via video for first time since release
Dorsainvil shared that while she was kidnapped, one gang member told her, 'Nurse Alix, the people of Duvivier are marching for you,' about those who lived in the community where she worked.
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PublishedAugust 13, 2023
New Hampshire nurse says Christian song was her rallying cry after she was kidnapped in Haiti
Gang warfare has increasingly plagued Haiti since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse.
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PublishedAugust 10, 2023
New Hampshire nurse and daughter healthy and unharmed after being freed from captors in Haiti
Violent gangs in Haiti are known for mistreating and sometimes harming those they abduct, often holding victims for months and demanding multiple ransoms.
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PublishedAugust 9, 2023
New Hampshire nurse and young daughter freed nearly 2 weeks after abduction in Haiti
The U.S. State Department welcomed the news that the 2 had been freed and thanked its Haitian and U.S. interagency partners for facilitating the release.
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PublishedJanuary 31, 2023
In Haiti, gangs take control as democracy withers
In December, the U.N. estimated that gangs controlled 60% of Haiti’s capital, but nowadays most on the streets of Port-au-Prince say that number is closer to 100%.
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PublishedDecember 3, 2022
Commentary: What Haiti needs is respect and democracy
A Nov. 15 Bloomberg editorial called only for police order, with nary a word about free elections or respect for Haitian independence.
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PublishedNovember 11, 2021
U.S. urges citizens to leave Haiti amid deepening turmoil
The U.S. government is urging U.S. citizens to leave Haiti given the country’s deepening insecurity and a severe lack of fuel.
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