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Police Fires Tear Gas As Hundreds Of Protestors Took Over Streets Against Unelected Government

Haiti has seen a surge in violent incidents in the last couple of months as many gangs compete for influence and try to exert pressure on interim Prime Minister Ariel Henry. The tear gas was fired after many protestors set car tires on fire and the streets were filled with…

Latin Times

'Festival Of Resistance': Haiti Jazzfest Sparks Hope In Crisis-hit Capital

Hundreds of concertgoers attended the "PAPJAZZ" music festival in Haiti's capital this week, which returned for the first time since 2021 with a modified schedule and strict security precautions amid the city's dire security situation.

International Business Times

Haitians are desperate after Kenyan court blocks police force deployment

Uncertainty have been spreading since Friday's ruling, blocking the deployment of a U.N.-backed police force, with violence reaching new records as gangs tighten their grip on Haiti's capital.

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Kenyan Court Blocks Deployment of Police Force Set to Lead Multinational Mission to Haiti

The court upheld arguments presented by opponents of the decision, who called the mission unconstitutional

Latin Times

Kenya Vows To Challenge Court Ruling Against Haiti Deployment

Kenya's government vowed Friday to challenge a court ruling against its decision to send a police contingent to Haiti to lead a UN-backed law and order mission in the gang-plagued Caribbean nation.

International Business Times

Kenya high court rules against plan to deploy hundreds of police to Haiti

Judge says UN-backed proposals to tackle gangs in Caribbean country contravene Kenya’s constitution

The Guardian - UK

‘Illegal and invalid’: Kenya court halts deployment of police to Haiti

The court ruling comes despite the UN Security Council giving the go-ahead for the Kenya-led mission in Haiti.

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Haiti Homicides Double, 'Difficult To Overstate' Crisis: UN Chief

Homicides in Haiti more than doubled last year as the Caribbean nation faced a worsening "multidimensional crisis," with gangs using kidnappings and sexual violence to steadily gain territory, a UN report said Tuesday.

International Business Times

Pope Francis Pleads For Release Of Hostages Kidnapped In Haiti Including 6 Nuns

The kidnapping took place on Jan. 19 when the armed men hijacked the bus and drove off to an unknown destination, taking all the passengers, as well as the nuns.

Latin Times

Gang Fighting, Demonstrations Rock Haiti

A deadly, days-long clash between armed gangs intensified Thursday in Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, as elsewhere demonstrators marched demanding accountability for the Caribbean nation's spiraling security crisis.

International Business Times

Haitian filmmaker Bruno Mourral signs with talent agency WME

Haitian filmmaker Bruno Mourral signs with talent agency WME for his feature film debut, Kidnapping Inc., set to premiere at Sundance Film Festival.

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Cholera cases soar globally amid shortage of vaccines

Resurgence classified as grade 3 emergency by WHO, with southern Africa and Haiti among those hardest hit

The Guardian - UK

Why there's a storm brewing about global food aid from the U.S.

The act of providing food aid to countries in need turns out to be a complicated and controversial matter. Here's why.

WEKU

Judge in Haiti issues arrest warrants accusing former presidents and prime ministers of corruption

A judge in Haiti has issued arrest warrants for more than 30 high-ranking officials accused of government corruption, including numerous former presidents and prime ministers

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The Guardian view on the Caribbean: the island-shaped arguments about historical injustice

Editorial: Over the holidays, this column will explore next year’s urgent issues. Today we look at a complex region that is raising its voice

Chicago Sun-Times

Bittersweet holiday for migrants celebrating their first Christmas in Chicago

Recent immigrants from Venezuela, Angola and Haiti say they are happy to be in Chicago as they attempt to build their lives here but miss their relatives back home. Many are planning to celebrate by maintaining holiday traditions like eating hallacas — Venezuelan tamales — and cachupa — an Angolan…

The Independent UK

At a church rectory in Boston, Haitian migrants place their hopes on hard work and helping hands

When 43-year-old Ernseau Admettre left Haiti and headed north with his young family in tow, very little was guaranteed

The Independent UK

Former Colombian soldier pleads guilty in 2021 assassination of Haiti’s president

A former Colombian soldier has pleaded guilty to conspiring in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, which plunged the Caribbean nation into violence and political turmoil

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Former Haitian senator sentenced to life in prison in 2021 assassination of Haiti's president

A federal judge in Miami has sentenced a former Haitian senator to life in prison for conspiring to kill Haiti’s President Jovenel Moïse in 2021, which caused unprecedented turmoil in the Caribbean nation

Latin Times

Migration Keeps Breaking Records in the Americas: Key Trends and Challenges to Watch Next Year

Maritime migration, the crisis in Haiti, climate change, elections and integration efforts are the areas highlighted by the Americas Migration Brief

International Business Times

MSF Suspends Work In Haiti Hospital After Armed Gang Executes Patient

International aid group Doctors Without Borders said Thursday it was suspending work at a medical center in the Haitian capital after an armed group pulled a critically ill patient from an ambulance and shot him dead in the street.

Al Jazeera

How a child’s death caused an Ohio city to turn on its Haitian community

A fatal school bus crash in Springfield, Ohio, has sparked a backlash to the city’s burgeoning immigrant population.

The Conversation

The Napoléon that Ridley Scott and Hollywood won’t let you see

Critics have been raking Ridley Scott’s new movie about Napoléon Bonaparte over the coals for its many historical inaccuracies.

The Independent UK

U.S. sanctions officials from Afghanistan to China on declaration of human rights anniversary

The U.S. on Friday imposed sanctions on 20 people, from Afghanistan to China to Haiti to Iran, accused of violating human rights in their respective nations

Radio France Internationale

Kenyan delegation prepares for police mission in Haiti despite opposition

A delegation from Nairobi went to Haiti this week to prepare for the arrival of a multinational mission to be led by Kenyan police. However, the deployment to help the Haitian police combat gangs still needs the green light from the Kenyan High Court of Justice.

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