Scores more were injured in the blast, the latest tragedy to hit a country that has been rocked by political violence, natural disasters, poverty and hunger.
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Haiti’s Leader Kept a List of Drug Traffickers. His Assassins Came for It.
In the months before his murder, President Jovenel Moïse took a number of steps to fight drug and arms smugglers. Some officials now fear he was killed for it.
Haiti’s Leader Kept a List of Drug Traffickers. His Assassins Came For It.
In the months before his murder, President Jovenel Moïse took a number of steps to fight drug and arms smugglers. Some officials now fear he was killed for it.
Three of a Group of Missionaries Kidnapped in Haiti Have Been Released
A U.S. Christian aid group said three more people were released of the 17 who had been kidnapped by a gang in Haiti. Two were released last month.
Two of 17 Kidnapped Missionaries in Haiti Are Freed, Group Says
After being held hostage for 37 days by a gang, two people with a U.S. Christian aid group have been released in Port-au-Prince and are described as “safe.”
Gangs Rule Much of Haiti. For Many, It Means No Fuel, No Power, No Food.
A country in crisis is facing a severe fuel shortage that is pushing it to the brink of collapse.
As Gangs’ Power Grows, Haiti’s Police Are Outgunned and Underpaid
The police force, dependent on an increasingly depleted state, is finding itself underfunded, underequipped and severely underpaid, even as it faces stronger opponents.
‘Morally, They Are Lost’: Gangs in Haiti, Breaking a Taboo, Target the Church
A French priest in Haiti recalls his kidnapping by 400 Mawozo, the same gang holding 16 Americans and a Canadian, including children, for ransom.
Haitian Kidnappers Threaten to Kill Missionaries
As negotiators worked to secure the release of 17 people associated with an Ohio-based missionary group, their kidnappers released a video threatening their lives.