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Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital
8 months ago

Haitians scramble to survive, seeking food, water and safety as gang violence chokes the capital

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — As the sun sets, a burly man bellows into a megaphone while a curious crowd gathers around him. “Everyone give whatever they have!” the man shouts as he grabs the arms and hands of people entering a neighborhood in the capital of Port-au-Prince that has been targeted by violent gangs. “People living in the capital are locked …

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UN says number of people killed, injured or kidnapped in Haiti rose 14% in recent months
1 year, 3 months ago

UN says number of people killed, injured or kidnapped in Haiti rose 14% in recent months

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.N. said Thursday that 1,860 people were reported killed, injured or kidnapped in Haiti from April to June, a 14% increase compared with the first three months of the year. The surge in gang violence remains centered in the capital of Port-au-Prince and surrounding areas, with nearly 300 people alone killed or injured by …

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Violent clash erupts as parishioners attempt to clear gang presence in Haiti
1 year, 3 months ago

Violent clash erupts as parishioners attempt to clear gang presence in Haiti

Firstpost  

The attack was filmed in real time by journalists at the scene, and several people were killed and others injured, Marie Yolène Gilles, director of human rights group Fondasyon Je Klere, told The Associated Press A powerful gang opened fire Saturday on a large group of parishioners led by a pastor as they marched through a community armed with machetes …

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Gang in Haiti opens fire on parishioners marching with machetes aiming to get rid of criminals
1 year, 3 months ago

Gang in Haiti opens fire on parishioners marching with machetes aiming to get rid of criminals

LA Times  

A demonstrator holds up a Haitian flag during a protest in Port-au-Prince earlier this month. A powerful gang opened fire on a large group of parishioners led by a pastor as they marched through a community armed with machetes to rid the area of gang members. The attack was filmed in real time by journalists at the scene, and several …

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UN condemns recent gang attacks in Haiti as Kenya deploys recon mission to troubled nation
1 year, 4 months ago

UN condemns recent gang attacks in Haiti as Kenya deploys recon mission to troubled nation

Associated Press  

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — U.N. human rights officials denounced Friday what they called the “extreme brutality” of gangs in Haiti, with thousands fleeing several neighborhoods in the country’s capital this week amid a surge in violence. The eastern African country has offered to lead an international force to help Haiti’s understaffed and under resourced police department quell gang violence, …

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UN condemns recent gang attacks in Haiti as Kenya deploys recon mission to troubled nation
1 year, 4 months ago

UN condemns recent gang attacks in Haiti as Kenya deploys recon mission to troubled nation

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy U.N. human rights officials denounced …

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Gang violence is tearing Haiti apart. Here’s what to know
1 year, 4 months ago

Gang violence is tearing Haiti apart. Here’s what to know

CNN  

CNN — The kidnapping of an American nurse in Haiti last week along with her young child has cast stark light on the Caribbean nation’s epidemic of lawlessness, where more than 1,000 people were taken hostage for ransom in the first six months of the year, according to United Nations figures. An ‘alarming’ cycle of violence Over the past two …

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Vigilantes in Haiti strike back at gangsters with brutal street justice
1 year, 6 months ago

Vigilantes in Haiti strike back at gangsters with brutal street justice

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Old cars, used tires and barbed wire block off the biggest neighborhood in the capital of Haiti. Vigilantes have killed at least 164 people since the movement dubbed “bwa kale” began in April, according to the United Nations. “It’s a good movement, but at the same time, the innocent are paying for the guilty,” Cégaire said, adding …

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Haiti vigilante push ‘symptomatic’ of state’s failures: Advocates
1 year, 6 months ago

Haiti vigilante push ‘symptomatic’ of state’s failures: Advocates

Al Jazeera  

Gedeon Jean describes it as a “collective awakening”. The Centre d’analyse et de recherche en droits de l’homme rights group that Jean leads said suspects have been “chased, beaten, decapitated and then burned alive” by members of the grassroots vigilante movement – dubbed “Bwa Kale”, or “peeled wood” in Haitian Creole. “Citizens can’t really protect themselves … It’s the role …

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Haiti sees rise of ‘vigilante justice’ as gang violence soars
1 year, 7 months ago

Haiti sees rise of ‘vigilante justice’ as gang violence soars

Al Jazeera  

UN official warns violence shows ‘no sign of ending’ as frustrated Haitians go after gang members themselves. Haitians are “taking the law into their own hands” with a wave of vigilantism that risks worsening the country’s already skyrocketing levels of violence, a United Nations official has warned. Ravina Shamdasani, a spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, said …

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Bharat Web3 Association signs MoU with TS to build Web3 ecosystem in state
1 year, 10 months ago

Bharat Web3 Association signs MoU with TS to build Web3 ecosystem in state

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Bharat Web3 Association, an organisation representing top Web3 technology companies in India has joined hands with the Telangana government by signing the first-of-its-kind Memorandum of Understanding to set the stage for collaborative discussion between the two entities. Under this partnership, the Bharat Web3 Association will work closely with the Telangana government to build a thriving Web3 ecosystem in the …

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Dakar Rally 2023 kicks off in Saudi Arabia
1 year, 11 months ago

Dakar Rally 2023 kicks off in Saudi Arabia

India Today  

Dakar Rally The 45th edition of the gruelling Dakar Rally kicked off in Saudi Arabia. This is also the seventh outing for the homegrown Hero Motosports Team Rally, which has taken to the Arabian desert with four riders. The first stage of the Dakar Rally, is a 603km stretch around the Sea Camp with a 367km stretch for the special …

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Inside the festival that turns British countryside into the Wild West
2 years, 8 months ago

Inside the festival that turns British countryside into the Wild West

Daily Mail  

Twice a year, a quiet slice of the British countryside is transformed into the hustle and bustle of the Wild West, complete with cowboys, quick draw competitions and line dancing. The amazing scenes are courtesy of The British Westerners Association, one of the UK’s longest-running Western associations, which transforms the tranquil Lincolnshire countryside into the gunslinging old west of the …

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