Tag: Haiti
the heavy toll of the mutiny at the civil prison of Gonaïves
Mutiny at the civil prison of Gonaives, Thursday, January 26: twenty prisoners killed, several others escaped. Human rights organizations report 27 dead against fourteen for the authorities. In front of…
There are no longer any elected politicians in Haiti
Haiti is sinking ever deeper into crisis: the country no longer has any elected representatives at the national level. Today is the end of the mandate of the last ten…
René Depestre, between poetry and revolution
We know René Depestre poet, essayist, novelist, Renaudot Prize 1988 for his novel Hadriana in all my dreams. Coming to literature through poetry, the man was also a political activist,…
Joe Biden’s first ‘late’ visit to the Mexican border
Joe Biden announced Thursday that his administration would deny people from Cuba, Nicaragua, Venezuela and Haiti the ability to seek asylum if they cross the Mexican border illegally. The US…
Prime Minister Ariel Henry promises elections soon
This Sunday, January 1, was Haiti’s national holiday, but the country is very far from experiencing a festive climate. Kidnappings, rapes and murders committed by gangs daily mourn families. A…
Emmelie Prophet, a Haitian family memory “the testament of solitudes”
In Miami, three women, three solitudes, three destinies meet. Failed in wandering and exile, these women are looking for an anchor and a destiny. The testament of loneliness, the very…
Crisis in Haiti: “France supports, in principle, the idea of foreign intervention”
/ Podcasts / morning guest 18:46 In early October 2022, Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry called on the international community to send foreign troops to Haiti to liberate the country…
Appeals for military intervention in Haiti
Published: Less than 20 min ago full screen UN Deputy Secretary General Amina Mohammed pleaded before the Security Council for a new intervention in Haiti. Archive image. Photo: John Minchillo/AP/TT…
Appeals for military intervention in Haiti
At the beginning of October, Haiti’s government appealed to the outside world for support in a situation where the population is starving, disease is spreading and armed gangs are exercising…
the protest is gaining momentum in Peru
Blocked roads, burning tires: the protest continues in Peru despite the proposal for early elections. Supporters of the president deposed last week, Pedro Castillo, continue to demonstrate across the country.…