Explore the rise of gang violence in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince, and the need for international support to restore ...

Following a series of brutal altercations in the communes of Mirebalais and Saut d’Eau in Haiti back in late March, local ...

In a push to crack down on gangs, the U.S. government on Friday officially designated Viv Ansanm, a powerful gang coalition, ...

The United States on Friday designated Haiti's powerful Viv Ansanm gang alliance, whose members have taken control of almost ...

Mirebalais, a town of nearly 200,000 residents about 64 kilometers northeast of Port-au-Prince, is strategically located at the crossroads of major trade routes. Monday’s prison break mirrored a ...

In the areas of Haiti controlled by gangs, nothing moves without their getting a cut: not food, not fuel, not even ...

PHOTO COURTESY OF AMNESTYUSA.ORG Port-AU-Prince, Haiti (AP) — Gangs have attacked another ... In late March, gangs struck the city of Mirebalais and stormed a local prison, freeing more than 500 ...

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Dozens of people swam and waded across ... The gangs in late March seized control of most of ...

according to the U.N. While much of the violence has occurred in Port-au-Prince, gangs recently struck the city of Mirebalais ...

A woman washes her clothes in a newly opened shelter in the Meyotte neighborhood in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, after people were forced to flee from another area due to gang violence, April 12 ...