Haiti

Hundreds of inmates fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility in an overnight explosion of violence that engulfed much of the capital.

Haiti's government declared a state of emergency on Sunday evening after as thousands of prisoners apparently escaped the country's largest prison during a ...

Armed gangs stormed a major prison at the weekend freeing 4000 inmates.

Official tells VOA only 99 prisoners remain inside the National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince.

Haiti's government declared a state of emergency on Sunday evening, following violent clashes in the capital that have damaged communications and led to two ...

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 ...

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Haiti's government has declared an emergency and a nighttime curfew in a bid to regain control of the streets after an explosion of violence over the ...

At least three people have been killed and hundreds of inmates have fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility overnight.

Police officers run holding their guns while confronting a gang in Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 1, 2024. Ralph Tedy Erol/Reuters.

Haiti is under a state of emergency and nighttime curfew amid a surge of violence after gangs attacked the country's two largest prisons and freed scores of ...

Haiti's government has declared a state of emergency and nighttime curfew in a bid to regain control of the streets after an explosion of violence over the ...

At least three people have been killed and hundreds of inmates have fled Haiti's main prison after armed gangs stormed the facility overnight.

A 72-hour state of emergency began Sunday night, and the government said it would set out to find the killers, kidnappers and other violent criminals that it ...

Nearly all the 4,000 inmates at Haiti's National Penitentiary in Port-au-Prince were thought to have escaped. The U.N. has warned the Haitian government's ...

The assault on prisons is the latest in a wave of violent episodes in the past few days staged by gangs who have vowed to oust the prime minister.

The organized jailbreaks were part of violent protests against Prime Minister Ariel Henry.

A 72-hour state of emergency began Sunday night. The government said it would set out to find the killers, kidnappers and other criminals who fled.

The United States called for its citizens to leave Haiti "as soon as possible" after violence escalated late last week, when 15000 more people fled the ...

Haiti is under nighttime curfew after armed gangs led a mass prison break and demanded the resignation of the Haiti's prime minister.

Tens of thousands of Haitians flee their homes across the capital Port-au-Prince amid spiralling gang violence.

Gangs in Haiti are increasingly powerful, and they've been attacking prisons and the main international airport.

Armed gang members overran the two biggest prisons and freed thousands of inmates over the weekend.

Haiti is under attack by local gangs who are ravishing the small nation's capital and surrounding cities.

Prime Minister Ariel Henry's whereabouts unknown; his government imposes a curfew after raids release thousands of prisoners.

The Biden administration will not send U.S. troops to Haiti to help its national police respond to a rapidly evolving security crisis, as a united front of ...

There was an explosion of violence in Haiti as gang gunmen overran the two biggest prisons and freed thousands of inmates over the weekend.