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House of Truth: The price of liberty: Haiti’s story Is a mirror to the world
Let’s rewind. In 1825, France sent warships to the shores of Haiti with a quaint little offer: pay 150 million francs in “compensation” to the former slave owners who had lost their human property after the Haitian Revolution, or prepare for re-invasion. That’s right. A nation born from the world’s only successful slave revolt had to buy its freedom back.
US mulls new travel bans against over 40 countries
According to a report US diplomatic and security officials have drafted a list of the countries targeted, with varied travel bans for three categories.
USAID funding crisis: Millions face devastating impact across Latin America
Trump's freeze on USAID funding has thrown Latin America into crisis, threatening crucial programs fighting drug trafficking, poverty, and corruption.
Haiti security mission gets US lifeline despite Trump's aid freeze
In a significant policy shift, the US has carved out a $40. 7 million exception to Trump's aid freeze, specifically for Haiti's critical security mission.
How Haiti’s gangs rose to power and removed their state handlers
Since the late 1950s, separate armed gangs have helped Haitian politicians and state leaders stay in power until recently, when those gangs rose up and ousted the very government that once hired them.
14 bodies found in Haiti capital suburb amid gang violence
A political transition deal in Haiti marks a key step forward for the violence-ravaged country but far more needs to be done, with some experts warning the situation could deteriorate further.
The world needs justice
LETTER: n Sudan, we have a civil war forced upon innocent people by a few military men. In Palestine, Israeli Zionists are busy with a genocide against innocence. In Haiti, gangsters control an entire nation.