3 things to know about the current crisis in Haiti
The scenes from Haiti may look familiar, as heavily armed gangs trade fire and civilians cower in fear. But there is something different about this latest episode.
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Haiti declares a curfew as it tries to restore order after weekend jailbreak
Haiti's government declared a state of emergency and curfew Sunday in a bid to regain control after violence over the weekend saw armed gang members storm the country's two biggest prisons.
Historic Winston-Salem shotgun houses and the stories of those who called them home to be preserved
Triad Cultural Arts was awarded a North Carolina Humanities Grant for the Shotgun House Legacy Site. $3,000 will be utilized to document significant narratives from residents concerning Black life in Winston-Salem throughout the Jim Crow and Civil Rights periods.
Humanitarian crises abound. Why is the U.N. asking for less aid money than last year?
"This is the first time that this has happened in recent years," said Martin Griffiths of the United Nations. about the reduced ask. Why in a time of greater need is the U.N. lowering its appeal?
Wife of assassinated Haitian president is indicted in his killing
A judge in Haiti probing the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse indicted his widow, Martine Moïse, ex-prime minister Claude Joseph and the ex-chief of Haiti's National Police, Léon Charles.
Sexual violence is an ancient and often unseen war crime. Is it inevitable?
"Conflict-related sexual violence" is as old as the Bible and as topical as current wars around the world. We talk to three experts about why it persists, why it's underreported and how to stop it.
Haitians are desperate after Kenyan court blocks police force deployment
Uncertainty have been spreading since Friday's ruling, blocking the deployment of a U.N.-backed police force, with violence reaching new records as gangs tighten their grip on Haiti's capital.
Why there's a storm brewing about global food aid from the U.S.
The act of providing food aid to countries in need turns out to be a complicated and controversial matter. Here's why.
21 Days of Musica Latina: Haiti
Every weekday through Hispanic Heritage Month, World Cafe dives into the music of a different country in Latin America.
An American nurse and her young daughter are freed in Haiti after being held 2 weeks
Armed men had seized Alix Dorsainvil and her child from the El Roi Haiti clinic she worked at in a gang-controled part of Port-au-Prince.