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 a series of…
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 Port-au-Prince to express…
Rubio visits the Caribbean, where energy and migration will top his agenda this week
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Weaning Caribbean countries from their dependence on Venezuelan oil and combating illegal immigration will top Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s tour of three Caribbean…
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 of 530,000 people…
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 of the…
Trump administration ends deportation protection for half-million Haitians
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is throwing out protections that shielded roughly half a million Haitians from deportation, meaning they would lose their work permits and could…
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 are recruiting children…
Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — At the end of his Sunday service, the pastor of the First Haitian Evangelical Church of Springfield, Ohio, asked ushers and musicians to…
Haitian leader says Trump moves will be ‘catastrophic’ for his country
ROME — The president of Haiti’s transitional presidential council said the Trump administration’s decisions to freeze aid programs, deport migrants and block refugees will be “catastrophic”…
Gang violence killed more than 5,600 people in Haiti in 2024: UN | United Nations News
Violent gangs control most of the Caribbean country’s capital, Port-au-Prince.More than 5,600 people were killed and thousands more injured or kidnapped in 2024 due to…
Photos: Moments of joy and hope in 2024 | Religion
Amid the backdrop of ongoing conflicts, a global climate crisis, and numerous challenges facing humanity, 2024 has still offered moments of connection and hope. Genocide…
Armed men open fire on journalists during reopening of Haiti hospital | Crime News
Haitian authorities have struggled to address rise of powerful armed gangs, and accountability for violence is rare.Armed men have opened fire on a group of…
UN raises death toll for recent Cite Soleil massacre in Haiti’s capital | Human Rights News
The UN now says 207 people were killed in a slum neighborhood of the capital, Port-au-Prince, earlier this month.The United Nations has raised the death…
What could Trump’s return to the White House mean for Latin America? | Donald Trump News
In the wake of the United States presidential election, international leaders have been scrambling to prepare for Donald Trump’s return to the world stage, as…
Haiti’s multinational police mission denies reports of unpaid wages | Conflict News
Kenyan-led force hits back after report states that nearly 20 officers have resigned from the force due to unpaid wages.A United Nations-backed security mission to…
UN evacuation in Haiti, police assault stronghold of gang leader ‘Barbecue’ | United Nations News
The United Nations has ordered the evacuation of its staff from Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince as clashes between armed gangs, the police and civilians armed with…
Gang recruitment of Haitian children soars by 70 percent: UN | Child Rights News
Haitian gangs increasingly target children, using them as informants, fighters, and forced labor, says UNICEF report.An unprecedented number of children have been recruited by gangs…
Haiti’s children ‘dragged into hell’ as gang violence rages | Child Rights News
Jude Chery has heard talk of armed gangs for most of his life. The 30-year-old Haitian activist remembers that he started to learn the names…
At least 150 people killed over past week in Haiti’s Port-au-Prince: UN | Armed Groups News
At least 150 people have been killed in Port-au-Prince over the past week, the United Nations says, as the Haitian capital reels from a surge…
Haitian authorities say 28 alleged gang members killed by police, residents | Conflict News
Armed gangs attacked a wealthy suburb of the capital, police say, as part of an effort to bring down the government.The Haitian National Police have…