Over 50,000 fled Haiti capital in three weeks, with politicians in deadlock
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters More than 53,000 people fled Haiti’s capital in just three weeks of March as conflict between powerful armed gangs wreaked havoc for civilians, with the state largely absent and a path out of the chaos yet to be established by politicians. Tens of thousands of people left Port-au-Prince’s metropolitan area between 8th […]
Ransom demands: In crime-stricken Haiti, Catholic priests and nuns are targeted as kidnap victims
Kidnappings by criminal gangs have continued to terrorise the country’s residents, not least Catholic priests and other missionaries. In 2024 alone, at least 14 priests and religious brothers and sisters were abducted. EDUARDO CAMPOS LIMA reports in an article first published by Religion News Service…
Essay: Gangs, kidnappings, murders – why thousands of Rohingya are desperately trying to escape refugee camps by boats
In an article first published on The Conversation, RUTH WELLS and MAX WILLIAM LOOMES, of UNSW Sydney, look at why so many Rohingya are fleeing Bangladesh and what Australia, New Zealand and regional partners can do to help them…
Hundreds of rights groups urge US to stop deporting Haitians fleeing gang war
Reuters Nearly 500 immigration and human rights organisations signed a letter urging the US Government to halt deportations of Haitians and expand migration protections as a devastating gang conflict escalates on the Caribbean island nation. The Haitian Bridge Alliance, a San Diego-based non-profit, published a letter on Wednesday together with 481 migration, human rights, religious […]
Haiti gang wars push hunger to worst levels on record, reports say
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters Almost half of Haiti’s people are struggling to feed themselves as gang violence spreads across the country, with several areas close to famine, international organisations said on Friday. Inflation and poor harvests have also helped push Haiti to its worst levels of food insecurity on record, they said. People take cover from […]
Haiti gang leader killed as transition council nears completion
Updated: 6pm (AEDT) Reuters Attacks, including a shooting that left a gang leader dead, flared in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, on Thursday as political groups appeared nearer to finalising a transition council to take over from an absent government. A police operation killed the head of the Delmas 95 gang, Ernst Julme, known as Ti Greg, […]
Haiti suspected gang members set on fire as conflict spreads to capital suburb
Reuters Suspected gang members were killed during an attack on the Petion-Ville neighbourhood on the southern outskirts of Haiti’s capital, as a clash with police and locals pointed to a resurgence of vigilante justice while the state remains absent. The latest outburst of violence comes as the political future of the crisis-racked Caribbean island nation […]
Essay: Haiti’s crisis is at a tipping point. The world needs to help
In an article first published on Religion News Service, DAVID VANDERPOOL, a surgeon who leads the international faith-based non-profit LiveBeyond, says the international community has a moral obligation to support Haiti during this crisis…
Ten killed in Port-au-Prince suburb as tensions rise in Haiti
Port-au-Prince, Haiti Reuters At least 10 people were killed in a wealthy suburb of Haiti’s capital on Monday, there were reports of looting, and thefts of electricity equipment cut the power supply as lawlessness spread to affluent areas and gangs tightened their grip on the city. A Reuters witness saw at least ten dead bodies, […]
Most of Haiti transition council has been named, Blinken says
Vienna, Austria/Washington DC, US Reuters Most of the nine people who will sit on Haiti’s political transition council have been named by the groups they represent, although a couple are still pending, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced on Monday he would step down once the […]