More than 600 people killed in Haiti gang violence in April, UN says
Issued on: 09/05/2023 – 10:43 More than 600 people were killed last month in violence in the capital of Haiti, which is in the grip...
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Medecins Sans Frontieres shuts Haiti hospital over gang violence
Issued on: 09/03/2023 – 01:16 Medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) has temporarily closed its hospital in Cite Soleil, in Haiti’s capital, after gang violence threatened...
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Haiti police block streets, force entry to airport to protest officer
Issued on: 27/01/2023 – 01:43 Haitian police officers on Thursday blocked streets and forced their way into the country’s main airport to protest the recent...
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Hundreds dead, hurt or missing in fierce wave of Haiti gang violence, UN says
Issued on: 26/07/2022 – 08:43Modified: 26/07/2022 – 08:44 At least 471 people were killed, injured or missing as a result of fierce clashes this month...
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China pushes UN to ban small arms to Haiti amidst gang violence, diplomats
Issued on: 15/07/2022 – 06:03 China has asked the United Nations Security Council to vote on banning small arms to Haiti, sanctioning the Caribbean nation’s...
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Week of gang battles kills dozens, deepens fuel crisis in Haiti
Issued on: 14/07/2022 – 05:00 A week of gang violence in Haiti’s capital has left at least 89 people dead, a rights group said Wednesday,...
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El Salvador declares state of emergency over wave of gang-related killings
Issued on: 27/03/2022 – 13:57 El Salvadoran lawmakers Sunday declared a state of emergency, the president of the Legislative Assembly said, curtailing civil liberties and...
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Two killed in shooting between gang members near Cancun resort
Issued on: 05/11/2021 – 01:24 Two suspected drug gang members were shot dead on a beachfront near the Mexican resort of Cancun on Thursday, authorities...
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Haiti kidnappers demand $17m ransom for North American missionaries
Issued on: 19/10/2021 – 20:19 Kidnappers holding a group of 17 US and Canadian missionaries in Haiti including five children are demanding a ransom of...