Haiti

2024 - 3 - 4

Kaotisk Situation i Haiti Efter Stor Fangeflugt og Voldelige Uroligheder

gang violence - Haiti - prison escapes - state of emergency

Haiti er i kaos med tusinder af indsatte, der er undsluppet fængslet og væbnede bander, der truer med at overtage magten. Læs om den dramatiske situation her!

Haiti har erklæret undtagelsestilstand og indført udgangsforbud efter et massivt fangeoprør, hvor over 4000 indsatte undslap fængslet. Mindst 12 mennesker er rapporteret døde, da bander krævede premierministerens afgang og angreb to fængsler. De voldelige uroligheder har sendt Haiti ud i kaos, og regeringen kæmper for at genskabe orden i gaderne. Situationen eskalerede yderligere, da væbnede bander stormede landets hovedfængsel og tillod hundreder af indsatte at flygte, mens flere personer blev dræbt i volden.

Det kaotiske scenarie har tvunget Haitis regering til at handle hurtigt og erklære undtagelsestilstand for at genoprette ro og sikkerhed. Tusinder af indsatte er stadig på fri fod, og banderne truer med at overtage kontrollen i hovedstaden. Politiet kæmper for at holde situationen under kontrol, mens premierministeren forsøger at stabilisere landet og forhindre yderligere uro. Den usikre situation har skabt frygt og spænding blandt befolkningen, der håber på en snarlig løsning på krisen.

I midten af kaosset har FN-støttede sikkerhedsstyrker truet med at kollapse, da regeringens autoritet svækkes af de voldelige handlinger. De seneste begivenheder har kastet Haiti ud i en krise, der kræver internationale reaktioner og styrkelse af sikkerhedsforanstaltninger. Mens landet kæmper for at genoprette orden, står befolkningen over for usikre tider præget af konflikt og frygt for yderligere uroligheder.

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Haiti declares curfew after 4000 inmates escape jail amid rising ... (Aljazeera.com)

At least 12 people reported dead as gangs pushing for prime minister's removal attack two prisons.

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Haiti declares a curfew as it tries to restore order after weekend ... (NPR)

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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Armed gangs storm Haiti's main prison in latest escalation of violent ... (PBS NewsHour)

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.

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Haiti declares state of emergency after double jailbreak allows ... (The Guardian)

Attack on two prisons comes amid outbreak of violence as PM in Kenya trying to salvage UN-backed security force.

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Thousands of Inmates Escape Haiti's Main Prison During Police ... (Voice of America)

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

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Haiti orders nightly curfew trying to restore calm after a weekend of ... (ABC News)

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 ...

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Haiti declares state of emergency amid violence, inmates on the run (Reuters)

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 ...

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Hundreds of inmates flee after armed gangs storm Haiti's main prison (WLRN)

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

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Haiti violence: Gangs threaten Haiti takeover after mass jailbreak (BBC News)

A state of emergency is declared after armed gangs stormed a major prison, freeing thousands of inmates.

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Gangs rule Haiti's capital. Some say they're ready to overthrow the ... (CNN)

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

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Haiti declares state of emergency, imposes nighttime curfew amid ... (ABC News)

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 ...

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Hundreds of inmates flee after armed gangs storm Haiti's main prison (The Associated Press)

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 ...

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An overnight curfew in Haiti ends amid escalating violence (CBS Miami)

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

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Haiti Declares State of Emergency and Curfew After Thousands of ... (TIME)

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 ...

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Haiti declares state of emergency after armed gangs storm two of the ... (CNBC)

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 ...

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Inmates Escape After Attacks on 2 Prisons in Haiti's Capital (The New York Times)

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.

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Haiti in state of emergency as gangs overtake prisons, PM struggles ... (USA TODAY)

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

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Haiti orders curfew after armed gangs overran two prisons, releasing ... (PBS NewsHour)

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.

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US tells citizens to leave Haiti after mass jailbreak sparks state of ... (Reuters)

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 ...

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Haiti declares state of emergency after gangs lead mass prison break (The Washington Post)

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

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Thousands displaced as Haiti's 'rapidly deteriorating' crisis raises ... (Aljazeera.com)

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

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There's chaos in Haiti. Powerful gangs are attacking key targets like ... (ABC News)

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

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Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport in newest attack on ... (Politico)

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

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Haitian Americans are stuck in Haiti as gangs attack (CBS Pittsburgh)

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

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Gang Raids on Prisons Help Thousands Escape; Haiti Plunged Into ... (The Wall Street Journal)

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

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Biden rejects U.S. troop deployment to Haiti as crisis spirals (Miami Herald)

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 ...

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Gangs in Haiti try to seize control of main airport in newest attack (The Associated Press)

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

Haiti declares a state of emergency as security chaos continues (Connecticut Public Radio)

AILSA CHANG, HOST: The government of Haiti has declared a state of emergency after gangs attacked the capital city's main prisons. Thousands of inmates fled ...

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As Haiti is consumed by violence, a gang leader calls for 'liberation' (CNN International)

Photojournalist Giles Clarke witnessed distressing scenes while documenting the chaos in Haiti's capital. And he came face to face with its most notorious ...

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