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More than 150 gangs are active in Haiti, where they impose their law on a powerless state. Most of them are located in the capital Port-au-Prince, which they largely control. Massacres, stray bullets, kidnappings: everyday Haitians are the first victims of their violence. FRANCE 24's Observers investigated their abuses in…

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US charges Haitian gang leaders over kidnappings, offers reward

US offers up to $1m reward for information leading to capture or conviction of 400 Mawozo and Kraze Barye gang leaders.

Al Jazeera

U.S. charges Haitian gang leaders for 2021 missionary kidnapping

The United States has unsealed charges against a group of Haitian gang leaders, including three men involved in last year's kidnapping of U.S. missionaries, the Department of Justice said on Monday.

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Rights leader warned Congress about Haiti gangs. But the problem has only gotten worse

When the number of gang-involved massacres in Haiti stood at five a few years ago, the head of a leading human rights group warned U.S. lawmakers about the Caribbean nation’s exploding crises of gang violence and firearms trafficking.

Miami Herald

They lack guns, bullets and body armor. How are Haiti’s cops confronting gangs?

TABARRE, Haiti — When a bloody gang war erupted in a busy business district east of Haiti’s capital not far from the U.S. Embassy, Haitian police officers were forced to mount a military-style assault just to reclaim one intersection.

Miami Herald

US charges Haitian man for role in missionary kidnappings

US Justice Department says Jean Pelice, alleged member of Haiti’s 400 Mawozo gang, was involved in October abductions.

Al Jazeera

Haitian gang leader ‘Yonyon’ indicted in DC for role in kidnapping of 16 Americans

The leader of a Haitian gang that kidnapped 17 American and Canadian missionaries on the eastern outskirts of Port-au-Prince last October was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury in the District of Columbia.

Miami Herald

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US indicts Haitian gang leader over missionaries’ kidnapping

US authorities say Joly Germine is a leader of 400 Mawozo gang accused of kidnapping 17 missionaries in Haiti last year.

Al Jazeera

Official: 8 Turkish Citizens Kidnapped from Bus in Haiti

Eight Turkish citizens have been kidnapped in Haiti’s capital, an official told The Associated Press on Monday, apparently the latest in a string of high-profile kidnappings by powerful gangs. Hugues Josue, Turkey’s honorary consul in Haiti, said the group had boarded a bus in the neighboring Dominican Republic and were…

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David Pratt: West may be about to glean vital information about Russia’s immediate intentions

DURING my recent time in Ukraine one date seemed to occupy the minds of many people I spoke with while in the country. That date was May 9, which…

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US charges suspected head of Haitian kidnapping gang that abducted American missionaries

The suspected gang leader was flown to the US to face charges

The Independent UK

Leader of Haiti’s 400 Mawozo gang indicted in US, along with 3 Florida residents

MIAMI — At first blush, the oversized blue plastic barrels appeared to be shipments of simple household items like clothing, bottles of Gatorade and shoes for use in Haiti.

Miami Herald

U.S. indicts four people for conspiring to smuggle arms to Haiti's 400 Mawozo gang

U.S. prosecutors have indicted three Haitians and one U.S. citizen for conspiring to smuggle arms to Haiti's 400 Mawozo gang, which last year kidnapped a group of missionaries from the United States and Canada.

Reuters

Leader of Haiti’s 400 Mawozo gang, which kidnapped American missionaries, is flown to US

The leader of an infamous gang behind an ongoing armed conflict with another gang in Haiti was flown by federal agents from Port-au-Prince to the United States on Tuesday in connection with last year’s kidnapping of 16 American missionaries.

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Dominican diplomat is kidnapped in Haiti as violence between rival gangs intensifies

A diplomat assigned to the Dominican Republic’s Port-au-Prince embassy is Haiti’s latest kidnapping victim, a senior Haitian government official has confirmed.

The Independent UK

Haitians struggle to find food, shelter amid new gang battle

Heavy gunfire is echoing in a once quiet neighborhood in Haiti’s capital that has become ground zero in a gang fight that has killed at least 20 people, injured more than a dozen and forced thousands to flee their homes this week

Miami Herald

Chaos, gang violence again erupt in Haiti. Even the nation’s disarmament chief is a target

Chaos and violence is once more erupting in Haiti, where armed clashes between warring violent gangs are once more forcing residents to flee their homes under a hail of bullets.

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