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Haiti schedules first elections in a decade for December

Haiti's electoral council just scheduled the first elections in a decade for December with a runoff in February. Earlier plans to hold the vote in August with a December runoff were postponed over security concerns.

Radio France Internationale

Haiti schedules December presidential election despite security concerns

Haiti's electoral council has scheduled the country's first presidential election in a decade for December 13, with a runoff planned for late February, after postponing an earlier timetable due to security fears. The vote remains contingent on improved security and funding, as widespread gang violence continues to cast doubt over…

France 24

New force to be deployed to help fight gangs in Haiti

UN boss António Guterres has visited the headquarters of a new gang-suppression force in Haiti to deal with the humanitarian crisis gripping the nation.

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UN chief visits Haiti as international force gets ready to fight gangs

António Guterres inspects new UN-approved Gang Suppression Force that is expected to begin operations in coming weeks

The Independent UK

Violent Clashes Between Haitian Gangs Kills Dozens, Including a Top Viv Ansanm Leader

Although the situation is still under investigation, the clash reportedly involved members of Viv Ansanm, a coalition of gangs that dominates much of Port-au-Prince, and members of Krache Dife, a faction that recently split from the coalition.

Latin Times

Dozens killed in Haiti's capital as armed men break away from gang coalition in bid for power

A human rights group says dozens of people in Haiti’s capital have been killed in a clash between a powerful gang coalition and armed men who apparently broke away from it

The Independent UK

U.S. and U.N. Impose Sanctions on Ex‑Haitian Security Official Over 2021 President's Killing and Gang Ties

The action also included Kempes Sanon, leader of the Bel Air gang and one of Viv Ansanm's key allied groups.

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US sanctions former Haitian security head, gang leader for aiding gang coalition

The U.S. Treasury Department has slapped sanctions on the former head of Haitian presidential security when the leader of the Caribbean nation was assassinated and the head of a Haitian gang

The Independent UK

Haitians yearn for home as gangs welcome them and police warn it's too dangerous

A powerful gang coalition that ravaged several communities in Haiti's capital has abruptly announced it is safe for people to return

The Independent UK

Police in Haiti regain control of key telecom hub seized by gangs

Police in Haiti say they have regained control of a critical telecommunications hub that heavily armed gangs had seized last week, briefly disrupting air traffic and internet connections

The Independent UK

Blackwater founder to deploy nearly 200 personnel to Haiti as gang violence soars

The security firm of former U.S. Navy Seal Erik Prince will soon deploy nearly 200 personnel from various countries to Haiti, where gang violence is escalating

The Independent UK

US grand jury indicts one of Haiti's most powerful gang leaders and one of his friends

A federal grand jury has indicted one of Haiti’s most powerful gang leaders and a U.S. citizen for conspiring to violate U.S. sanctions and fund gang activities

The Independent UK

8 including an Irish missionary are missing after gunmen storm a Haiti orphanage

Eight people including an Irish missionary and a 3-year-old child remain missing after gunmen stormed an orphanage in Haiti

The Independent UK

US to deport Haitian legal permanent residents with alleged gang ties

Move comes after Trump administration labeled Haiti’s Viv Ansanm gang a ‘foreign terrorist organisation’.

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Trump administration designates two Haitian gangs as ‘terrorist groups’

The US has taken hard line against gangs in Haiti while reducing involvement in efforts to address violence there.

The Independent UK

US designates Haitian gangs as a foreign terror organization as experts warn of impact on aid

The U.S. has officially designated a powerful gang coalition in Haiti as a foreign terrorist organization, raising concerns the move could deepen the country’s humanitarian crisis

International Business Times

US Designates Two Haitian Gangs As Terror Groups

The United States said Friday it has designated two of the gangs that wreak havoc while controlling most of Haiti's capital as foreign terrorist groups.

The Independent UK

Trump administration tells Congress it plans to label Haitian gangs as foreign terror organizations

The Trump administration has told Congress that it intends to designate Haitian gangs as foreign terrorist organizations

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Latin Times

Gangs Escalate Violence In Haiti With New Massacre: 'Barbecue Burned My House'

A new wave of attacks carried out by Viv Ansamn, the largest gang, killed at least 15 people

Latin Times

Haiti Capital Could Fall Completely To Gangs Without More International Support, UN Chief Warns

Gang violence, hunger, and political instability threaten Haiti's survival as a state as the UN calls for urgent international security and peacekeeping interventions.

Latin Times

Haitian Politicians Debate Whether Criminal Gangs Should Have a Role in The Country's Future

The inclusion of gang coalition Viv Ansanm in reform proposals by a political faction has sparked backlash

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Two Reporters Killed In Gang Attack At Haiti Hospital Reopening

Tragedy strikes as gang attack on Port-au-Prince hospital kills reporters and injures many, highlighting ongoing violence in Haiti.

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a feeling of claustrophobia as safe zones shrink’: the fight to save lives as gang war consumes Haiti

Groups helping those affected by conflict are the focus of this year’s appeal. Courageous Médecins Sans Frontières staff are battling the odds in Port-au-Prince

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