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Haiti warlord ‘Barbecue’ calls for uprising after PM ousted
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Haiti warlord ‘Barbecue’ calls for uprising after PM ousted

The Telegraph  

Haiti’s most powerful warlord has called for an escalation in the gang violence against the interim government after it moved to oust the prime minister. The transitional council, a temporary body charged with organising the Caribbean nation’s first elections in a decade in 2026, announced it was dismissing Garry Conille as prime minister on Friday. Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier, leader of …

Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier: The former cop-turned-gang leader bringing Haiti to its knees
9 months, 1 week ago

Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier: The former cop-turned-gang leader bringing Haiti to its knees

The Independent  

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‘Overthrow the system’: Haiti gang leader Cherizier seeks revolution
9 months, 1 week ago

‘Overthrow the system’: Haiti gang leader Cherizier seeks revolution

Al Jazeera  

Jimmy Cherizier tells Al Jazeera: ‘It’s not just people with guns who’ve damaged the country but the politicians too.’ A powerful Haitian gang leader has rejected attempts by foreign nations for an electoral road map and a path to peace as the country plunges deeper into violent chaos and armed groups control most of the capital following the resignation of …

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Haiti crisis: Gang leader Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier threatens politicians
9 months, 1 week ago

Haiti crisis: Gang leader Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier threatens politicians

Hindustan Times  

A powerful gang leader in Haiti has issued a threatening message aimed at political leaders who would participate in a planned transition council, as fires broke out amid a fresh surge of violence in the Caribbean nation's capital. Police officers take part in an operation on the surroundings of the National Penitentiary following a fire, as a powerful gang leader …

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Haiti scandal: What we know about the massive gang takeover that has killed dozens and displaced 15,000
9 months, 1 week ago

Haiti scandal: What we know about the massive gang takeover that has killed dozens and displaced 15,000

The Independent  

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Who are Haiti’s gangs and what do they want? All you need to know
9 months, 1 week ago

Who are Haiti’s gangs and what do they want? All you need to know

Al Jazeera  

Haitian armed groups have grown more autonomous, experts say, and force alone will not resolve the growing security crisis. For decades, Haiti’s gangs have been closely associated with politicians, political parties, businessmen or other so-called “elites” in the country. De Alba said Haiti’s major gangs have increasingly made political demands, particularly after the 2021 assassination of President Moise left a …

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Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns amid bloody violence. Who will replace him?
9 months, 1 week ago

Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns amid bloody violence. Who will replace him?

India TV News  

Port-au-Prince: Haiti's Prime Minister Ariel Henry has resigned amid pressure and chaos in the Caribbean nation. "We acknowledge his resignation upon the establishment of a transitional presidential council and naming of an interim prime minister," said Caribbean Community chair Irfaan Ali, also the president of Guyana, thanking Henry for his service to Haiti. A senior US official said Henry was …

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Haitian gang leader warns potential foreign force against any abuses
1 year, 4 months ago

Haitian gang leader warns potential foreign force against any abuses

Al Jazeera  

Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier says Haitians will rise up against international force if human rights abuses committed. A powerful Haitian gang leader has warned any potential foreign force sent to Haiti against committing human rights abuses in the Caribbean nation, promising to “fight against them until our last breath”. “It will be a fight of the Haitian people to save the …

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Gangs take control of Haiti as democracy withers
1 year, 10 months ago

Gangs take control of Haiti as democracy withers

LA Times  

Jimmy Cherizier, the leader of the “G9 Family and Allies” gang, talks with members of his gang while taking a ride on the back of a motorcycle in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Tuesday. Internationally, he’s known as Haiti’s most powerful and feared gang leader, sanctioned by the United Nations for “serious human rights abuses,” and the man behind a fuel blockade …

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In Haiti, gangs take control as democracy withers
1 year, 10 months ago

In Haiti, gangs take control as democracy withers

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Jimmy Cherizier zips through Haiti’s capital on the back of a motorcycle, flanked by young men wielding black and leopard print masks and automatic weapons. Internationally, he’s known as Haiti’s most powerful and feared gang leader, sanctioned by the United Nations for “serious human rights abuses,” and the man behind a fuel blockade that brought the Caribbean …

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Haiti gang leader to lift fuel blockade amid shortages
2 years, 1 month ago

Haiti gang leader to lift fuel blockade amid shortages

Associated Press  

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — A powerful gang leader announced Sunday that he was lifting a blockade at a key fuel terminal that has strangled Haiti’s capital for nearly two months. The announcement by Jimmy Cherizier, a former police officer nicknamed “Barbecue,” followed government claims of at least some success in efforts to reclaim the terminal, as well as a United Nations …

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US, Canada sanction Haitian politicians over ties to armed gangs
2 years, 1 month ago

US, Canada sanction Haitian politicians over ties to armed gangs

Al Jazeera  

US and Canada accuse current and former presidents of Haiti’s Senate of corruption, aiding illegal activities of gangs. The United States and Canada have imposed coordinated sanctions against two Haitian politicians, accusing Joseph Lambert and Youri Latortue of using their posts “to protect and enable the illegal activities of armed criminal gangs”. — Secretary Antony Blinken November 4, 2022 Haiti’s …

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UN demands end to violence in Haiti, sanctions gang leader
2 years, 2 months ago

UN demands end to violence in Haiti, sanctions gang leader

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution Friday demanding an immediate end to violence and criminal activity in Haiti and imposing sanctions on individuals and groups threatening peace and stability in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation — starting with a powerful gang leader. “His actions have directly contributed to the economic paralysis and humanitarian crisis in …

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UN sanctions Haiti top gang leader Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier
2 years, 2 months ago

UN sanctions Haiti top gang leader Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations Security Council has approved a “sanctions regime” to punish criminal gangs in Haiti and called for an arms embargo on non-state actors as security, economic and health crises deepen in the Caribbean country. The UNSC on Friday unanimously passed a resolution proposed by the United States and Mexico that sanctioned powerful gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, also known …

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Who is Haitian gang leader Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier?
2 years, 2 months ago

Who is Haitian gang leader Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier?

Al Jazeera  

Haitian gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier is once again making headlines. Fatton said that, while Cherizier has distributed some food and resources to people in areas under the control of his G9 gang, “that’s hardly a vision of the future or some sort of revolutionary ”. The attack was coordinated between Haitian officials and local gangs to “repress political dissent” …

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Haitian gang leader says he will temporarily lift fuel blockades
3 years, 1 month ago

Haitian gang leader says he will temporarily lift fuel blockades

Al Jazeera  

Notorious Haitian gang leader Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier has said he will temporarily lift blockades of fuel terminals that have led to crippling shortages in the Caribbean nation and worsened already deep political and economic crises. “The doors of the Varreux plant are wide open so that the trucks can get their supplies without fear,” Cherizier said on Friday in comments …

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Haiti gang leader calls on US, UN to break ties with gov’t
3 years, 1 month ago

Haiti gang leader calls on US, UN to break ties with gov’t

Al Jazeera  

Jimmy Cherizier, known as ‘Barbecue’, has repeatedly called for Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign. A notorious gang leader in Haiti has called for the United Nations and the United States to break ties with the country’s government in order to help “liberate Haiti”. Jimmy Cherizier, known as “Barbecue”, the leader of the G9 Family and Allies, a federation of …

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Haiti gang leader demands PM resign amid harsh fuel shortages
3 years, 1 month ago

Haiti gang leader demands PM resign amid harsh fuel shortages

Al Jazeera  

Jimmy ‘Barbecue’ Cherizier said he would allow the safe passage of fuel trucks if Prime Minister Ariel Henry resigns. One of Haiti’s most powerful gangsters has demanded that Prime Minister Ariel Henry resign, as gas stations remain empty and gangs blocked entry to ports holding fuel stores. A video circulating on WhatsApp bearing the logo of Haiti’s foreign aid bureau, …

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As Haiti reels from crises, U.S. policy decisions are called into question
3 years, 2 months ago

As Haiti reels from crises, U.S. policy decisions are called into question

LA Times  

Gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, who goes by the name “Barbecue,” calls attention to the living conditions of ordinary Haitians in Port-au-Prince, the capital, on Oct. 22, 2021. A high-ranking official in the Moise administration, Joseph Pierre Richard Duplan, “provided firearms and uniforms to armed gang members who participated in the killings,” according to a U.S. Treasury Department bulletin about sanctions …

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Haiti gang leader declares ‘revolution’ as violence spreads
3 years, 6 months ago

Haiti gang leader declares ‘revolution’ as violence spreads

Al Jazeera  

Jimmy Cherizier, a former police officer and suspect in a massacre, launches revolution against establishment amid unrest. One of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders warned this week he was launching a revolution against the country’s business and political elites, signalling a likely further escalation of violence in the impoverished Caribbean nation. Violence has spiked in Haiti’s capital in recent weeks …

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