Oct 09 After a gang attack on a small Haitian town, death toll rises to at least 115 By Evens Sanon, Pierre-Richard Luxama, Associated Press The attack on residents of Pont-Sondé on Oct. 3 was one of the biggest massacres that Haiti has seen in recent history. The victims included babies, young mothers and the elderly, with the gang approaching via canoes to catch residents… Continue reading
Oct 06 More than 6,000 people in Haiti forced to flee their homes after deadly gang attack By Pierre-Richard Luxama, Eléonore Hughes, Associated Press Nearly 6,300 people have fled their homes in the aftermath of an attack in central Haiti by heavily armed gang members that killed at least 70 people, according to the U.N.’s migration agency. Continue reading
Sep 18 Haiti forms provisional electoral council to prepare for its first elections since 2016 By Dánica Coto, Associated Press The electoral council, which represents groups including farmers, journalists, human rights activists and the Vodou community, is tasked with organizing the elections and helping create the legal framework to hold them. Continue reading
Sep 11 WATCH: Trump amplifies false racist rumor about Ohio’s Haitian immigrants in debate By Mike Catalini, Julie Carr Smyth, Bruce Shipkowski, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday amplified false rumors that Haitian immigrants in Ohio were abducting and eating pets, repeating during a televised debate the type of inflammatory and anti-immigrant rhetoric he has promoted throughout his campaigns. Continue reading
Sep 10 Ohio is sending troopers and $2.5 million to city where many Haitian migrants have relocated By Julie Carr Smyth, Associated Press Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said the Haitians who have moved to Ohio are generally hard-working people who love their families and who are seeking to escape the violence in their home country for good jobs in Ohio. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 9:12 Ohio city with Haitian migrant influx thrust into political spotlight By William Brangham, Mary Fecteau Springfield, Ohio, is at the center of one of the most fraught issues in this election. GOP vice presidential candidate JD Vance wrote that “Haitian illegal immigrants” are “draining social services and generally causing chaos.” Springfield has seen its population… Continue watching
Sep 05 WATCH: Blinken visits Haiti in show of U.S. support for efforts to fight gang violence By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived Thursday in Haiti to reaffirm the U.S. government’s commitment to a multinational mission to fight gangs in the Caribbean country and push for long-awaited general elections. Continue reading
Aug 28 Young Haitians join military as widespread gang violence creates rare job opportunities By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press Thousands of young Haitians are jumping at the chance to become soldiers as widespread gang violence creates rare job opportunities in a deeply impoverished country where work is scarce. Continue reading
Aug 08 Haiti’s Olympic athletes compete to inspire resilience in nation struggling with violence By Megan Janetsky, Associated Press For the seven athletes competing for Haiti, participating in the Paris Olympic Games has always been about more than just winning gold. Continue reading
Jul 16 2nd UN-backed contingent of Kenyan police arrive in Haiti to help quell gang violence By Evens Sanon, Dánica Coto, Associated Press The officers arrived in the capital of Port-au-Prince, where gangs control at least 80 percent of the city. Continue reading