Nov 14, 2022
Women and girls are being hunted down by armed groups who are using rapes and targeted killings as a weapon of war. Source: EXCLUSIVE: Surge in use of rape against women and rivals by Haiti gangs, The New Humanitarian, Jess DiPierro Obert, November 14,...
Jul 27, 2022
‘Most of our friends didn’t make it to their 18th birthdays.’ Many of these gang members are under 24. Some are children as young as 11. With few work or educational opportunities, many gang members say they have turned to the armed groups as a way of earning quick...
May 6, 2022
“‘Haiti is a minefield,’ said Harold Isaac, a journalist based in Port-au-Prince who works for the Associated Press. ‘The minute you start reporting news, there are so many threats, because it casts light on people that don’t necessarily enjoy that.’” Source:...
Jan 7, 2022
Wilguens Louissaint and Amady John Wesley were killed by gang members on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince on Thursday. Source: ‘Criminal and barbaric’: Two Haitian journalists killed by gang Al Jazeera, 7 Jan...
Jan 6, 2022
Power outages. Kidnappings. A presidential assassination. A Global Press Journal reporter grapples with the country her beloved Haiti has become. Personal Essay Source: ‘On the Streets, We Are Prey’, Global Press Journal, by Anne Myriam Bolivar, December 28,...
