A glimpse of the chaos in Haiti, a country reeling with effectively no leader
9 months, 1 week ago

A glimpse of the chaos in Haiti, a country reeling with effectively no leader

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A glimpse of the chaos in Haiti, a country reeling with effectively no leader Enlarge this image toggle caption Odelyn Joseph/AP Odelyn Joseph/AP CAP-HAÏTIEN, Haiti — In Haiti, there aren't many certainties in life, but chaos may be one of them. Enlarge this image toggle caption Octavio Jones for NPR Octavio Jones for NPR Late Thursday afternoon, this NPR team crossed the border with the Dominican Republic and made its way to Haiti's second-largest city of Cap-Haïtien. Enlarge this image toggle caption Octavio Jones for NPR Octavio Jones for NPR On the border before crossing into Haiti, NPR talked to Frismer Fidele, a Haitian man who was leaning against a fence and watching busloads of fellow citizen being deported across the border back to Haiti. Latin America The plan to get a transitional government in place in Haiti is being tested The plan to get a transitional government in place in Haiti is being tested Listen · 3:37 3:37 Another Haitian, Rafael Maqueson, is waiting for work in the Dominican Republic in the shade nearby, in between two big shipping containers.

History of this topic

Haitian activists demand halt to deportations as gang violence and poverty soar
1 month, 2 weeks ago
Haitians leave their homes in several neighborhoods to escape more gang violence in the capital
2 months ago
Hunger in Haiti reaches famine levels as gangs squeeze life out of the capital and beyond
2 months, 3 weeks ago
As UN meets, Haitians express hopelessness at finding an international solution to gang crisis
3 months ago
As UN meets, Haitians express hopelessness at finding an international solution to gang crisis
3 months ago
Haiti's insecurity is worsening as gangs seize more territory, UN rights expert says
3 months ago
Haiti’s gang violence has displaced 300,000 children, the U.N. says
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Haiti’s gang violence has displaced 300,000 children, the UN says
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Gang violence in Haiti has displaced nearly 580,000 people, a new U.N. report says
6 months ago
Gang violence in Haiti has displaced nearly 580,000 people, a new UN report says
6 months ago
What’s next for crackdown on Haitian migrants as Dominican Republic leader enters new term?
7 months ago
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7 months ago
New leaders take on Haiti’s chaos as those living in fear demand swift solutions to gang violence
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Haiti prime minister resigns as new government takes shape to lead country gripped by deadly gang violence
7 months, 4 weeks ago
Another foreign intervention will not solve the crisis in Haiti
8 months ago
‘Unconscionable’: US sends dozens to Haiti on deportation flight
8 months ago
Full scale of Haiti brutal gang violence revealed as children listed among victims
8 months, 1 week ago
Haiti’s surge in gang violence has led more than 53,000 to flee the capital in less than three weeks
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Haiti's surge in gang violence has led more than 53,000 to flee the capital in less than three weeks
8 months, 3 weeks ago
As gang violence rages, UN expert says Haiti now needs 5,000 foreign police
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Haiti gang violence deaths surge in 2024, UN says
8 months, 3 weeks ago
As gangs rampage through Haiti’s capital, more than 33,000 people have fled in 13 days, report finds
9 months ago
How can Haiti break its cycle of violence and instability?
9 months ago
As gangs rampage through Haiti’s capital, more than 33,000 people have fled in 13 days, report finds
9 months ago
Dominican Republic is urged to stop deporting people to Haiti as people flee surge in gang violence
9 months ago
Dominican Republic is urged to stop deporting people to Haiti as people flee surge in gang violence
9 months ago
Haiti unrest fuels fear, frustration in tight-knit Haitian diasporas
9 months ago
Haitian migrants trying to flee conflict are rounded up by cops in Dominican Republic and sent back in caged police vans
9 months ago
UNICEF chief says Haiti situation resembles chaos of Mad Max
9 months ago
Could Haiti be on the brink of collapse?
9 months, 1 week ago
Haiti crisis: Gang leader Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier threatens politicians
9 months, 1 week ago
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9 months, 1 week ago
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Unrest in Haiti: Why it's not actually gang violence.
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9 months, 2 weeks ago
Haiti capital a ‘city under siege’ amid spasm of gang violence
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Haiti crisis escalates, capital city 'under siege' as gang violence spirals, 362,000 people internally displaced
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A timeline of Haiti's gang violence and how the country got to where it is
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Haiti extends state of emergency as violence and displacement soar
9 months, 2 weeks ago
How did Haiti become the land of gang violence?
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Haiti crisis: Is a gang-led coup next?
9 months, 2 weeks ago
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9 months, 2 weeks ago
Thousands displaced as Haiti’s ‘rapidly deteriorating’ crisis raises alarm
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Haiti declares a curfew as it tries to restore order after weekend jailbreak, explosion of violence
9 months, 2 weeks ago
UN warns of spike in killings and kidnappings across Haiti as deployment of armed force stalls
10 months, 3 weeks ago

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