Tag: Haiti
A huge prison break, the capital in chaos, a gang boss talks about genocide – what is the violence in Haiti all about? | Foreign countries
Violent gangs have driven Haiti, the poorest country in the Caribbean, into complete chaos. The gangs currently control most of the capital, Port-au-Prince. They released thousands of prisoners from prisons…
The UN chief on the situation in Haiti: “Bodies on the streets”
Haiti’s government declared a state of emergency and night curfew on Monday after the violence last Thursday. Prime Minister Ariel Henry then traveled to Kenya to discuss the multinational security…
He takes responsibility for the attacks in Haiti – wants to oust the Prime Minister
Some claim that his name comes from the fact that he burns his victims. 46-year-old Jimmy “Barbecue” Cherizier is the former police officer who united nine gangs in the Haitian…
In Haiti, after mass escapes from two prisons, “chaos, worry, danger reign”
Particularly violent weekend in Haiti, in the capital Port-au-Prince and its surroundings. Armed gangs attacked the country’s two largest prisons, the Croix des Bouquets prison and the National Penitentiary. Thousands…
in Haiti, the government decrees a 72-hour curfew
4 mins In Haiti, the government declared a state of emergency on Sunday evening, but notes Alter Press, his press release does not indicate what the population should mean by…
State of emergency in Haiti and establishment of a curfew in Port-au-Prince
A state of emergency has been declared in Haiti, after a particularly violent weekend in the capital Port-au-Prince and its surroundings. Armed gangs attacked two prisons. Thousands of prisoners escaped;…
Armed gangs raided the prison, nearly 4 thousand prisoners escaped! Conflict spreads in Haiti, death toll rises
An armed raid was carried out by gangs on the Croix des Bouquets Prison in Port-au-Prince, the capital of Haiti. During the raid in question, armed gangs clashed with security…
Dozens of people died and thousands of prisoners escaped in a Haiti prison attack | Foreign countries
According to official estimates, only one hundred of the approximately 3,800 prisoners remained in the building after the attack. At least a dozen people have died in the Haitian capital…
4,000 prisoners freed in Haiti
Among other things, several gang members who have been charged in connection with the assassination of former president Jovenel Moïse in 2021 are in prison. According to AP, around a…
in Haiti, a gang leader announces the union of armed groups
3 mins Haiti experienced a new outbreak of violence this Thursday, February 29. A show of force claimed by Jimmy Chérisier, alias “Barbecue”, who affirms that all the gangs in…