Archive List for gang violence

Millions in Haiti face acute food insecurity as gang violence worsens

Four million people in the conflict-torn Caribbean suffer “acute food insecurity,” and one million are one step from famine, the UN Food Agency’s chief said Tuesday. Romain Le Cour, a Senior Expert at the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime, joins Al Jazeera’s live from Paris. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #FoodInsecurity #HaitiCrisis #UNWarning #FamineRisk #1MillionAtRisk #HaitiFamine #GlobalAidNeeded #HumanitarianCrisis

Gang violence: Port-au-Prince residents caught in crossfire

In Haiti, violence has flared as gangs appear to be working together, to try to take over the capital. It’s happened while the prime minister is abroad – in a bid to secure international help to restore order. Al Jazeera’s Dmitry Medvedenko reports. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #Haiti #HaitiGangViolence #HaitiUnrest #ArielHenry

Media targeted by Ecuador gang #ecuador #news #breakingnews #ajlisteningpost #aljazeeraenglish

In Ecuador, masked gang members broke into the studio of the state broadcaster and began firing at staff and taking hostages. . Tariq Nafi reports on the country’s gang violence crisis and why the media has become a target. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/ajlisteningpost Find us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ajlisteningpost Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App : https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #news #breakingnews #ecuador #aljazeeraenglish #ajlisteningpost

UN approves international force to aid Haiti amid gang violence

The United Nations Security Council has authorised the deployment of a multi-national security force to Haiti. It’s designed to help the Haitian police battle heavily armed gangs that have become increasingly powerful there. But it’s not clear when the force will arrive, or who, other than Kenya, will contribute to it. Al Jazeera’s Shihab Rattansi reports from the UN headquarters in New York. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile @AljazeeraEnglish #AlJazeeraEnglish #News #Haiti #HaitiGangViolence #HaitiUnrest #ArielHenry #UN #UNSC #UnitedNations #UnitedNationsSecurityCouncil

El Salvador extends state of exception as arrests hit 50,000

El Salvador’s government has extended sweeping emergency measures used to crack down on powerful street gangs for another month. The government defends the measure as helping to dismantle ‘terrorist structures.’ They were first announced in March, and have been criticised by rights groups but the public seems to have embraced them. Al Jazeera’s John Holman reports Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #ElSalvador #Gang #Gangs #ElSalvador #Police #Arrests #Emergency

Haiti gangs: At least 20 killed, thousands forced to flee homes

The latest gang fighting in Haiti started on Sunday, forcing thousands of people from their homes. Al Jazeera’s @Manuel Rapalo reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Haiti #GangViolence

Haiti kidnappings: Leader of G9 group denies gangs’ involvement

The leader of a group of nine Haitian gangs, commonly referred to as G9, says his members are not responsible for kidnapping 17 foreign missionaries. The head of the group marched through Port-au-Prince, flanked by hundreds of residents in defence of his armed groups. Al Jazeera’s Manuel Rapalo reports Port-au-Prince, Haiti. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #AlJazeeraEnglish #Haiti #kidnappings