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3 Haitian soldiers warring with gangs are slain outside of Port--au-Prince

Haitian authorities say at least three Haitian soldiers were killed in what appeared to be gang ambush in a town on the outskirts of Haiti’s capital on Sunday

The Independent UK

One Million Haitian Children Face 'Critical' Food Shortage: UN

Since the start of 2025, "UNICEF and its partners have treated over 4,600 children with severe acute malnutrition" which was "only 3.6 percent of the 129,000 children projected to need life-saving treatment this year," UNICEF said.

Latin Times

Haitians face record hunger as gang violence grips country in throes of economic crisis

A new report has found that more than half of Haiti’s population is expected to experience severe hunger through June, and another 8,400 people living in makeshift shelters are projected to starve

The Independent UK

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France to revisit Haiti’s post-slavery reparations two centuries on

French President Emmanuel Macron has announced he intends to set up a joint Franco-Haitian commission to examine France's history with its former colony and its impact on the country's development since its independence – notably the demand that Haiti pay France reparations to compensate slave-owners for their losses, in return…

Radio France Internationale

France's president says that making Haiti pay for its independence was unjust

French President Emmanuel Macron says it was an injustice imposed on Haiti when it was forced to pay a colossal indemnity in exchange for its independence from France

The Independent UK

Macron announces joint commission with Haiti amid calls for reparations

France imposed harsh ‘ransom’ after revolution that campaigners say stunted Caribbean country’s development

The Guardian - US

Haiti Gangs Threat To Overthrow Transitional Government With Capital On The Brink

Haitian gangs are threatening to overthrow the country's transitional government, drawing condemnation from Caribbean leaders and the U.S. State Department

Latin Times

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200 years ago, France extorted Haiti in one of history’s greatest heists – and Haitians want reparations

In 2002, Haiti’s former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide argued that France should pay his country $US21 billion.

The Conversation

Judge Indira Talwani blocks Trump from ending Biden-era immigration program

Massachusetts justice moves to shield immigrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela from administration’s hard-line deportation measures

The Independent UK

Haiti's government announces 'war budget' as town after town falls to gangs

Haiti’s government says it has approved what it called a “war budget” of $275,000 aimed at alleviating the country’s crisis as gang violence surges

The Independent UK

Haitian Authorities Using Weaponized Drones To Prevent Gangs From Taking Over The Capital Despite Concerns Over Civilian Damage

The Haitian government has resorted to weaponized drones as it seeks to prevent gangs from completely taking over the capital, Port-au-Prince

Latin Times

UN mission details deadly attacks in Haiti's capital and questions government's delayed response

A new report by the U.N. political mission in Haiti says more than 260 people were killed during recent gang attacks on two communities in the country's capital

The Independent UK

Dominican Republic to crack down harder on migrants as Haitians flee violence

Dominican President Luis Abinader has announced more than a dozen measures to crack down on migrants who have entered the Dominican Republic illegally as people in neighboring Haiti flee a surge in gang violence

The Independent UK

Haiti Jazz Festival Is Rare Respite For Violence-racked Capital

Residents of Haiti's gang-plagued capital could enjoy a brief escape from daily lives scarred with violence this weekend as the PapJazz festival entertained around 100 music fans.

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The Independent UK

Upheaval at Inter-American Foundation slashes critical aid in Haiti, report says

A new report has found that thousands of Haitians have lost access to resources including seeds, loans and medical care after the Trump administration began to dismantle a U.S. foundation that helped the troubled Caribbean country

Latin Times

Haiti Government Turning To Paramilitary Group It Once Sought To Stage a Coup To Fight Gangs

Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council has began enlisting members of a paramilitary group that sought to stage a coup to assist security forces as they struggle to fight armed gangs

Radio France Internationale

Gangs tighten grip on key towns in Haiti as violence and protests escalate

The latest wave of violence to engulf Haiti – including a mass jailbreak and deadly protests – has allowed criminal gangs to tighten their grip on key urban areas, plunging the country further into chaos and testing the limits of the transitional government.

The Conversation

Florida is home to about 341,000 immigrants from Venezuela and Haiti who may soon lose residency, work permits

Florida leads the nation in the number of immigrants with Temporary Protected Status, or TPS.

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The Independent UK

Haiti announces new measures to fight gangs after thousands of protesters demand security

The leader of Haiti’s transitional presidential council says it is taking measures to crack down on a surge in gang violence as he acknowledged that the country has “become hell for everyone.”

The Independent UK

Journalists in Haiti defy bullets and censorship to cover unprecedented violence

Journalists in Haiti are under attack like never before

The Independent UK

Gunfire as thousands protest in Haiti to denounce a surge in gang violence

Thousands of protesters in Haiti have clashed with police as they denounce a surge in gang violence and demand that the government keep them safe

Latin Times

Haitian Gangs Storm Another Prison, Freeing Hundreds Of Inmates As Capital Nears Collapse

Haitian gang members stormed another prison in the country, releasing hundreds of inmates as they keep making gains in the capital, Port-au-Prince

The Independent UK

Miami's Haitian community gathers in prayer as crises escalate in homeland and US

Packed pews, rollicking singing and emotional devotions have marked Lent worship services at Notre Dame d'Haiti, the Catholic church at the heart of the largest Haitian diaspora in the United States

The Independent UK

UN warns of 'severe' human rights abuses in Haiti as illegal weapons proliferate

A U.N. report states that a steady stream of illegal weapons smuggled into Haiti is fueling an increase in gang violence and leading to severe human rights abuses

International Business Times

Jamaica Rebuffs Rubio Push Against Cuban Doctors

Jamaica on Wednesday rebuffed a push by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio to sever a program that brings in Cuban doctors, who have become critical to health care in fellow Caribbean countries despite allegations of labor exploitation.

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