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Armed members of the G9 and Family gang stand guard at their roadblock in the Delmas 6 neighborhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday.

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A glimpse of the chaos in Haiti, a country reeling with effectively no leader

11:31am March 15, 2024

by Eyder Peralta

NPR reports from inside Haiti, as gangs unleash another day of violence in the country's capital. It comes as political groups try to form a transitional council.

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The U.S. charges a former Colombian soldier in Haitian president's assassination

5:12pm January 04, 2022

by The Associated Press

The U.S. government announced that it charged Mario Antonio Palacios, a 43-year-old former Colombian soldier who is one of the main suspects in the July killing of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse.

An artist who goes by the name Jamesy Jay paints a mural of slain Haitian president Jovenel Moïse on the road leading to the president's private residence above Port-au-Prince.

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Haiti's Slain President Presided Over The Collapse Of Security In His Country

8:00pm July 20, 2021

by Jason Beaubien

With gangs controlling the most destitute areas of the capital, Port-au-Prince, Haitians say the country's greatest need is safety. Many blame Jovenel Moïse for the collapse of law and order.