Haiti Gangs Embrace Political and Police Chaos
ELITES AND CRIME /
31 JAN 2023
Haiti's security crisis is about to see another major evolution as gangs look to become the de facto authority in much of the country.
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COLOMBIA /
22 DEC 2022
InSight Crime's GameChangers 2022 looks back at the most consequential criminal stories across Latin America this year.
ELITES AND CRIME /
24 NOV 2022
Sanctions from the US and Canada are targeting Haiti's long history of patronage between political parties and violent gangs.
CARIBBEAN /
18 OCT 2022
What would the impact be of proposed United Nation sanctions on Barbecue, leader of Haiti's G9 gang?…
CARIBBEAN /
13 OCT 2022
Two gangs have coordinated an amphibious attack on a key industrial area north of Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince.
CARIBBEAN /
19 SEP 2022
Dominican officials have banned 12 Haitian gang leaders and one of its top politicians from entering the country.
G9 /
23 AUG 2022
Haitian gangs, G9 and G-PEP, have been accused of raping dozens of women in conflict-ridden neighborhoods of the capital, Port-au-Prince.
ELITES AND CRIME /
21 JUL 2022
In Haiti, Port-au-Prince’s Cité Soleil has become the latest battleground for two well-armed gang alliances.
ARMS TRAFFICKING /
8 JUL 2022
Haiti’s Customs Agency has seized an extremely large quantity of illegally imported ammunition.
G9 /
20 MAY 2022
Less than a week after a vicious 12-day gang war rocked the northern communes of Haiti’s capital of Port-au-Prince, a new report has emerged detailing the full extent of the…
CARIBBEAN /
11 APR 2022
Kidnappings in Haiti have increased during the first three months of 2022, continuing a grim surge that began last year and may in large part be the result of the…
G9 /
10 SEP 2021
International efforts to help Haiti since the devastating August 14 earthquake continue to be hampered by gang violence, with reports now emerging that ships carrying emergency aid from Mexico were…
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