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☆ Haitians fleeing gangs set up camp around capital's main square
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( Harold Isaac | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

man carries an elderly man as they flee their neighbourhood Carrefour Feuilles after gangs took over, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti August 15, 2023. Dailove Pompilus, who was nine months pregnant, said she had no choice but to come to the Champ de Mars square after the gang attacked her home in Carrefour Feuilles, killing her 3-year-old son. Yves Penel, a theater manager speaking at the main square, said hundreds of people had arrived overnight on Thursday and they had created committees to manage food, water and hygiene. "I grew up in Carrefour Feuilles," said Penel. Thursday night marked the first time since the catastrophic 2010 earthquake that people have camped in the Champ de Mars, the capital's main square that is home to historical monuments honoring heroes of the Haitian Revolution.

Persons: Ralph Tedy Erol, Renel Destina, Dailove Pompilus, Sophia Jean, Yves Penel, de Mars, Clerina Coffy, Harold Isaac, Jean Loobentz Cesar, Sarah Morland, Andy Sullivan, Rosalba O'Brien, William Mallard Organizations: Carrefour, REUTERS, United Nations, . Security, Kenyan, Thomson Locations: Carrefour Feuilles, Port, Prince, Haiti, Haitian, Jeremie, Mexico City

☆ Haitians shelter in sports center as fresh attacks displace nearly 9,000
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Jean Loobentz Cesar | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

A man carries an elderly man as they flee their neighbourhood Carrefour Feuilles after gangs took over, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti August 15, 2023. Residents began moving out of the area en masse from Aug. 12, when armed gangs mounted their attacks on the area. Ariel Henry, Haiti's unelected prime minister, called for urgent international security assistance last October. "Even if this foreign force comes, when it leaves we will be in the same situation," said Youseline. Reporting by Jean Loobentz Cesar in Port-au-Prince and Sarah Morland in Mexico City; Editing by Andrea RicciOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ralph Tedy Erol, Ariel Henry, Henry, Orisca Marie Youseline, Kale, Feuilles, Gedeon Jean, Tropical Storm Franklin, Jean, Jean Loobentz Cesar, Sarah Morland, Andrea Ricci Organizations: Carrefour, REUTERS, Residents, Security, Gymnasium Vincent, Embassy, Lycee Carrefour, Tropical, Monde, Thomson Locations: Carrefour Feuilles, Port, Prince, Haiti, Carrefour, Mexico City

☆ Thousands of protesters march in Haiti against gang violence
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol/File PhotoPORT-AU-PRINCE, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Tensions escalated in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince on Monday, as thousands of protesters took to the streets to speak out against the country's devastating gang violence, which resulted last week in the death of a police officer. Government vehicles were set on fire, as protesters - many masked - squared off against police, demanding protection and aid. "We can't live like this anymore. The United Nations refugee agency says some 73,500 people fled Haiti last year in light of growing gang violence and poverty. The UN also says 5.2 million - nearly half Haiti's population – need humanitarian assistance, and has urged the need for international assistance in Haiti to restore stability.

Persons: Ralph Tedy Erol, protestor, James, Jean Loobentz Cesar, Isabel Woodford, Michael Perry Organizations: Haitian National Police, U.S . Embassy, REUTERS, Government, Authorities, United Nations, UN, Protesters, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Port, Prince, Haiti, Haitian, Carrefour

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