Tag: Criminal gangs

Guatemalan and Salvadoran Soldiers Join Haiti’s Security Efforts
This Friday, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) released a report stating that almost 11,000 people have been displaced from their homes in Port-au-Prince due to recent attacks by armed gangs on the Poste Marchand neighborhood and its surroundings, located near the National Palace. Related: Haitian Armed Gangs Attack Hospital in Port-au-Prince A contingent of […]
January 3, 2025

Riot in Ecuadorian Prison Leaves 15 Dead
Since the right has taken over Ecuador, this nation has become the Latin American country with the highest homicide rate. In the early hours of Tuesday, a riot at the Litoral Penitentiary in Guayaquil left at least 15 inmates dead and another 14 injured. Residents in neighborhoods near the penitentiary reported hearing gunshots and explosions […]
November 12, 2024

Haiti: More Than 3,600 Prisoners Released After Prison Attack
Without official data yet, it is expected that more than a dozen inmates have died, and almos 4,000 were scaped after the attack on a prison by criminal gangs seeking to overthrow the current de facto government of Prime Minister Ariel Henry. RELATED: Prime Minister of Haiti Visits Kenya to Detail International Aid Although the […]
March 3, 2024

Wave of Violence Unleashed in Haiti’s Capital
On Thursday, a series of shootings were reported in various parts of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, with at least twenty people hospitalized. RELATED: Prime Minister of Haiti Visits Kenya to Detail International Aid The escalating violence due to criminal gang activity targeted several institutions in the capital, including the Toussaint Louverture International Airport. The airport […]
March 1, 2024

Haiti: WFP Temporarily Suspends Work in Hazardous Areas
On Wednesday, the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) temporarily suspended its activities in areas where there is currently a high level of danger due to the presence of criminal gangs. RELATED: Haiti: Children’s situation Described as Catastrophic In early February, more than 370,000 people did not benefit from food aid provided by the organization […]