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A Kenyan police officer, part of a UN-backed multinational force, kneels for cover from an exchange of gunfire between gangs and police at a base in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on December 5, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Volker Turk, United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), said on Monday (December 9, 2024) that 184…
Gangs that control much of Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince launched an attack on Monday, clashing with the police in the city centre. Gunfire broke out in the area of Champ de Mars, a big public park near the National Palace, which is the old presidential residence, local people said. At least four police officers were wounded,…
Disagreements among delegates over who should head Haiti’s transitional council are stalling the body’s formation, a representative told AFP Monday, while over the weekend one member quit amid death threats. The Caribbean nation’s security crisis has been intensified by a political one: elections have not been held since 2016, with Prime Minister Ariel Henry heading…
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As part of the ongoing operation, 12 Indians were evacuated on Thursday. New Delhi: India has launched ‘Operation Indravati’ to evacuate its nationals from Haiti to the Dominican Republic, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar stated in a post on social media platform X. As part of the ongoing operation, 12 Indians were evacuated on Thursday….
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People walk past the body of a man who, along with others, was shot dead earlier in the morning, amid an escalation in gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Gangs attacked two upscale neighbourhoods in Haiti’s capital early Monday, March 18, 2024, in a rampage that left at least…
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken talks with Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness at the Pegasus Hotel during a meeting on Haiti at the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) in Kingston, Jamaica, on March 11, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken huddled with Caribbean leaders in…
Port-au-Prince and western Haiti are under a month-long state of emergency (File) Port-au-Prince, Haiti: With Haiti’s capital spiraling deeper into gang violence, members of several diplomatic missions, including staff from the United States and the German ambassador, began leaving Port-au-Prince Sunday. Beleaguered residents were scrambling for safety following the latest spasm of unrest, with a…
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A demonstrator holds up an Haitian flag during protests demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Ariel Henry in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on March 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP The UN Security Council expressed its concern over the deteriorating situation in violence-gripped Haiti on Wednesday, as Washington ramped up pressure on absent Prime Minister Ariel Henry…
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