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6:12pm Oct 19, 2021

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Abductions have increased in Haiti, but religious aid groups are still going there

by Laurel Wamsley

A gang is demanding millions of dollars in ransom for 17 kidnapped missionaries. Faith-based humanitarian groups say their work demands balancing risk with the need to serve the most vulnerable.
Odelyn Joseph / AP

2:53pm Oct 19, 2021

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What we know about the 17 missionaries kidnapped in Haiti by a notorious gang

by Deepa Shivaram

Sixteen members of Ohio-based Christian Aid Ministries are U.S. citizens, including 5 children. The 400 Mawazo gang that took the group specializes in mass kidnappings and seeks a $17 million ransom.
Odelyn Joseph / AP

2:35pm Oct 18, 2021

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U.S. and Haiti are seeking the release of 17 missionaries snatched by a gang

by The Associated Press

Authorities seek the release of the 16 Americans and one Canadian kidnapped in Haiti over the weekend. On Monday, unions and other organizations launched a strike to protest worsening security.
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3:05pm Oct 17, 2021

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Haiti's kidnapping crisis is plunging the country even further into turmoil

Seventeen missionaries were kidnapped by an armed gang in Haiti on Saturday. It was the latest in what experts are calling a kidnapping crisis in the country — a crisis largely driven by one gang.
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10:40am Oct 05, 2021

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'The Greatest Heist In History': How Haiti Was Forced To Pay Reparations For Freedom

by Greg Rosalsky

Haiti is one of the poorest nations in the world, and rich countries have their fingerprints all over the nation's stunted development.
Joseph Odelyn / AP

12:48pm Sep 22, 2021

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Here's What Haitians Are Finding When They Get Off U.S. Expulsion Flights

by Bill Chappell

"What can we provide for our family?" one Haitian told the AP. "We can't do anything for our family here. There is nothing in this country."
Octavio Jones for NPR

11:06am Aug 30, 2021

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In Over 2 Weeks Since The Haiti Earthquake, This ER Doctor Hasn't Slept At Home

by Becky Sullivan

What should have been an ordinary Saturday at the emergency room instead became a day Dr. Antoine Titus cannot forget.
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8:44am Aug 26, 2021

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Almost 2 Weeks After The Quake, Aid Is Just Getting To Some Remote Towns In Haiti

The magnitude 7.2 earthquake killed more than 2,000 people and destroyed tens of thousands of homes in Haiti's southern peninsula. Recovery efforts have been slow.
Octavio Jones for NPR

9:45am Aug 20, 2021

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Haitians Who Have Lost Their Homes Are Living On A Muddy Soccer Field

by Jason Beaubien

The soccer stadium in the Haitian seaside town of Les Cayes is now a tent city of people whose homes were damaged or destroyed by the earthquake. Aid continues to arrive, but slowly.
Fernando Llano / AP

10:36am Aug 19, 2021

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Aid Workers On The Front Line In Haiti Find Washed-Out Roads, And Some Signs Of Hope

by Bill Chappell

"There's nothing more eerie than walking into a half-destroyed building and seeing yesterday's lesson on the blackboard as if nothing had changed," says Christy Delafield of Mercy Corps.
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9:18am Aug 19, 2021

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They Can't Afford Haiti Fatigue. So They Rally As Another Disaster Hits

by Joe Hernandez

Activists and relief workers can't help but respond to mounting disasters in Haiti, even though they are fatigued from the constant churn of relief efforts.
Octavio Jones for NPR

8:49am Aug 18, 2021

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A Tropical Storm Is Adding To Haiti's Misery Following A Devastating Earthquake

by Jason Beaubien

Relief efforts in Haiti are being greatly hampered by the torrential rains of Tropical Storm Grace. And many people are sleeping outside because of a fear of aftershocks.