Correspondents in Port-au-Prince face danger as they play a vital role in chronicling city’s state of siegeEach day, Makenson Rémy wakes in the hush of the night to tell the story of his shattered home town, Port-au-Prince. Each day, he fears he might die. “I am very worried for the city. I am worried for my family. I am worried for myself too, because at any moment I could go out and never come back,” said the Haitian journalist who is responsible for the crack-of-dawn radio broadcasts that...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — As the sun sets, a burly man bellows into a megaphone while a curious crowd gathers around him. Next to him is a small cardboard box with several banknotes worth 10 Haitian gourdes — about 7 U.S. cents. “Everyone give whatever they have!” the man shouts as he grabs the arms []
The International Journalism Festival, held annually in Italy, has reported an increase in online violence against journalists, stating that this situation has turned into a “major occupational hazard” worldwide. In a statement released on Sunday, April 21st, by this international center, it has been mentioned that online violence has undermined freedom of expression and weakened […]
Violence against women is an "epidemic" in Australia, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Saturday, as thousands attended rallies in Sydney and other major Australian cities urging tougher laws on gendered violence. The rallies were spurred by a wave of violence against women that the government says has seen a
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau again called for the de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East Friday, following an airstrike in Iran widely suspected of being a retaliatory attack by Israel. “Everything needs to be done to prevent further escalation in the region, to get back on a track toward supporting people in the region,” Trudeau told reporters in Victoria. Canada condemns Iran's “absolutely irresponsible” missile and drone attack on Israel over the weekend, Trudeau said. ...
Ecuadorian police confirmed the murder of the mayor of Ecuador's Camilo Ponce Enriquez locality, José Sánchez, on Wednesday amid escalating violence against public authorities in Ecuador. Sánchez was
The new nine-member governing body is set to remain in place until elections are held in the Caribbean country.
As the scorching summer peaks this year, India’s political landscape is coming to a boil. From April 19 until June 1, the world’s biggest democracy will hold the world’s biggest election, which the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has been in power since 2014, is expected to win.
In March, the Biden administration was sent a letter from more than 480 human rights organizations asking for a number of concessions from the United States government for Haitian migrants.
The world is forgetting the escalating violence in eastern Congo as conflicts continue in places like Ukraine and Gaza, the U.N. human rights chief said Wednesday while visiting the region and calling for peace and support for millions repeatedly displaced.
The Biden administration says it has sent about 50 Haitians back to their country, marking its first deportation flight in months to the Caribbean nation struggling under surging gang violence
US deports about 50 Haitians to nation hit with gang violence, ending monthslong pause in flights