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Japan Today
4 days ago
- Politics
- Japan Today
Haiti declares a 3-month state of emergency as gangs ravage country's central region
Newly-appointed police chief Vladimir Paraison, left, salutes Transitional Council President Laurent Saint-Cyr, during his presentation ceremony as the new interim police chief, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph) Haiti's government announced Saturday that it is implementing a three-month state of emergency in the country's central region as gang violence surges. The measure will cover Haiti's West, Artibonite and Center departments 'to continue the fight against insecurity and respond to the agricultural and food crisis,' according to a government statement. The region — known as Haiti's rice basket — has been under attack in recent years, with gangs killing farmers or forcing them to abandon their fields as they raze nearby communities. The United Nations' human rights office noted that from October 2024 to the end of June 2025, more than 1,000 people have been killed, more than 200 injured and 620 kidnapped in the Artibonite and Central departments and nearby areas. Gang violence also has displaced more than 239,000 people in Haiti's central region, according to the U.N. In late April, dozens of people waded and swam across the country's largest river in a desperate attempt to flee gangs. On Friday, the government appointed a new interim director general to oversee Haiti's National Police, which is working with Kenyan police officers leading a U.N.-backed mission to help quell gang violence. André Jonas Vladimir Paraison replaces former police director general Normil Rameau, who was criticized for his struggle to contain violence perpetrated by gangs that control up to 90% of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. Rameau had repeatedly warned about the department's severe underfunding. Paraison previously served as head of security of Haiti's National Palace, and he was on duty as a police officer when former President Jovenel Moïse was killed at his private residence in July 2021. The changes come as Laurent Saint-Cyr, a wealthy businessman, takes over as president of Haiti's transitional presidential council, which is charged with holding elections by February 2026. © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
CTV News
4 days ago
- Politics
- CTV News
Haiti declares a 3-month state of emergency as gangs ravage country's central region
Newly-appointed police chief Vladimir Paraison, left, salutes Transitional Council President Laurent Saint-Cyr, during his presentation ceremony as the new interim police chief, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Friday, Aug. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph) SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Haiti's government announced Saturday that it is implementing a three-month state of emergency in the country's central region as gang violence surges. The measure will cover Haiti's West, Artibonite and Center departments 'to continue the fight against insecurity and respond to the agricultural and food crisis,' according to a government statement. The region — known as Haiti's rice basket — has been under attack in recent years, with gangs killing farmers or forcing them to abandon their fields as they raze nearby communities. The United Nations' human rights office noted that from October 2024 to the end of June 2025, more than 1,000 people have been killed, more than 200 injured and 620 kidnapped in the Artibonite and Central departments and nearby areas. Gang violence also has displaced more than 239,000 people in Haiti's central region, according to the U.N. In late April, dozens of people waded and swam across the country's largest river in a desperate attempt to flee gangs. On Friday, the government appointed a new interim director general to oversee Haiti's National Police, which is working with Kenyan police officers leading a U.N.-backed mission to help quell gang violence. André Jonas Vladimir Paraison replaces former police director general Normil Rameau, who was criticized for his struggle to contain violence perpetrated by gangs that control up to 90% of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. Rameau had repeatedly warned about the department's severe underfunding. Paraison previously served as head of security of Haiti's National Palace, and he was on duty as a police officer when former President Jovenel Moïse was killed at his private residence in July 2021. The changes come as Laurent Saint-Cyr, a wealthy businessman, takes over as president of Haiti's transitional presidential council, which is charged with holding elections by February 2026. The Associated Press
Saba Yemen
30-04-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Aden Governor condemns continued attacks by transitional council militia on peaceful protesters in Aden
Sana'a - Saba: The Governor of Aden, Tariq Salam, condemned the continued assaults and violations by the Transitional Council militia against peaceful protesters in Aden demanding the provision of basic services. In a statement to the Yemeni News Agency (Saba), Salam pointed out that the repression, mass arrests, and use of force by the Saudi-Emirati occupation and its tools to suppress popular protests calling for essential services constitute a crime and a blatant violation of citizens' rights. He noted that the occupation and its proxies have turned Aden into a swamp of chaos, poverty, and destruction. He stressed that the dire economic conditions faced by the people of the occupied southern provinces—due to the collapse of the currency exchange rate and the absence of essential services such as water and electricity—reflect the systematic policies of starvation and destruction employed by the occupation and its tools as a means to tighten their control over the occupied provinces. The Governor of Aden warned against the continuation of these practices and violations, through which the occupation and its criminal proxies seek to humiliate the people of the occupied provinces and plunder their resources, which should have benefited the citizens who have endured years of injustice, oppression, and persecution. He emphasized that the growing public awareness in the occupied provinces, particularly Aden, reflects the people's desire and aspiration for freedom and an end to the occupation's dominance, which has turned the southern provinces into a hotbed of chaos and terrorism. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (Local)
Voice of America
30-01-2025
- Politics
- Voice of America
VOA Creole: Haiti's gangs have 'taken a step back,' transitional leader says
Leslie Voltaire, president of Haiti's Transitional Council, says the armed gangs who have terrorized Haitians for months have "taken a step back." Voltaire credited the national police force and the Kenyan-led multinational force for the progress made in confronting gang violence. Click here for the full story in Creole.
