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Haitians flee across country’s longest river to escape gang violence
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Haitians flee across country’s longest river to escape gang violence

Video shows dozens of Haitians trying to cross the country’s longest river to escape escalating gang violence after arme

Haiti is nearing ‘point of no return’ as gang violence surges: UN official | Armed Groups News
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Haiti is nearing ‘point of no return’ as gang violence surges: UN official | Armed Groups News

Calls for more aid, support for police amid surge in violence in the Caribbean nation since the end of last year. Haiti is...

Haiti in ‘free fall’ as violence escalates, rights group warns | Armed Groups News
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Haiti in ‘free fall’ as violence escalates, rights group warns | Armed Groups News

The security situation in Haiti is in “free fall”, Human Rights Watch (HRW) has warned, as armed groups continue to unleash deadly violence...

Dominican Republic boosts security on border with crisis-ridden Haiti | News
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Dominican Republic boosts security on border with crisis-ridden Haiti | News

Caribbean island nation moving to extend border wall and eject migrants as violence and anarchy plague the neighbour. The Dominican Republic has announced...

Fed up with surging gang violence, thousands of Haitians hit the streets | Crime News
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Fed up with surging gang violence, thousands of Haitians hit the streets | Crime News

Armed gangs control about 85 percent of the capital, Port-au-Prince, according to the UN. Thousands of Haitians have taken to the streets of...

Trump revokes legal status for 530,000 immigrants in the US | News
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Trump revokes legal status for 530,000 immigrants in the US | News

Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans could face deportation from April 24. United States President Donald Trump’s administration will revoke the temporary legal status...

Women on the front line | Women’s Rights
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Women on the front line | Women’s Rights

On International Women’s Day, Al Jazeera’s journalists Teresa Bo, Fahmida Miller, and Maram Humaid reflect on what it’s like to report from some...

Children in Haiti falling prey to gruesome gang violence, Amnesty warns | Crime News
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Children in Haiti falling prey to gruesome gang violence, Amnesty warns | Crime News

Report estimates that more than a million children live in areas controlled by or under the influence of armed gangs. Gangs in Haiti...

Haiti displacement surpasses one million people: UN | Crime News
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Haiti displacement surpasses one million people: UN | Crime News

Children account for more than half of Haiti’s displaced population, which has tripled amid relentless gang violence. The number of people in Haiti...