On 7 February 2021, supporters of the opposition allegedly attempted a coup d'état, leading to 23 arrests, as well as clashes between protestors and police.

Mar 13, 2024 · A long-simmering crisis in Haiti has come to a head as its leader remains stranded in Puerto Rico while its people starve and live in fear of rampant violence.

Mar 5, 2024 · Almost three years after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, Haiti has been in free-fall. Elections haven't been held since 2017, so the term for every elected official has expired;...

2 days ago · Haiti is in freefall. Gangs are tightening their grip on the capital, violence is spreading, and “suffering permeates all social strata” in a nation teetering on the brink, according to the UN human rights office’s designated expert on the country, William O’Neill.

Mar 12, 2024 · Criminal gangs more powerful that Haiti's state security forces have attacked prisons and the airport serving the country's capital, forcing businesses and schools to close and driving an...

6 days ago · The council tasked to prepare eventual presidential elections in Haiti has sworn in a new leader, as the country keeps struggling with a persistent gang violence. Menu. Menu. World. ... Jean described what Haiti is currently facing as a “war” and asked people to be united to address the security crisis.

2 days ago · The United Nations' Haiti rights expert on Tuesday said he believed solving a spiraling insecurity crisis in the Caribbean nation was "doable," if law enforcement are properly supplied and ...

Jan 16, 2025 · Armed groups and government forces unlawfully killed civilians, drove many from their homes, and blocked access to humanitarian aid. In many of the more than 70 national elections in 2024,...

Apr 22, 2024 · The first quarter of 2024 was the deadliest for Haitians with around 2,500 people killed or injured in gang violence, a senior United Nations official told the Security Council, calling for the...

Mar 18, 2024 · Residents of Petionville, a wealthier area of of the city, are shaken after their most violent day so far in the country's spiralling security crisis. More than a dozen bullet-ridden bodies lay in...