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Juliana St. Vil, 12, who now lives in a shelter after fleeing gang violence in her neighborhood, rehearses her role in a skit for an acting workshop called “Theater Curbs Violence” in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. The skit, which depicts life in a shelter in Haiti, will be performed for the public at the end of the two-week workshop. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Forced to rebuild a life at 12, a Haitian girl joins thousands seeking an escape from gang violence
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Sun,05/26/24-11:05PM , 62 Reads
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — For 12-year-old Juliana St. Vil, life begins every afternoon.
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Passengers wait to board a World Atlantic plane at the Toussaint Louverture International Airport in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, May 20, 2024. Haiti's main international airport reopened Monday for the first time in nearly three months after gang violence forced authorities to close it in early March. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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Haiti’s main airport reopens nearly 3 months after gang violence forced it closed
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Mon,05/20/24-12:03PM , 105 Reads
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s main international airport reopened Monday for the first time in nearly three months after relentless gang violence forced authorities to close it.
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Friends and family accompany the coffin that contain the remains of Jhon-Roselet Joseph, killed by a stray bullet during clashes between police, and gang members who were trying to invade the Solino neighborhood, during a funeral procession in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Saturday, May 18, 2024 (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

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As killings surge, Haitians struggle to bury loved ones and find closure in violent capital
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Sat,05/18/24-11:01PM , 62 Reads
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Dressed in black and white, the crowd of angry teenagers squeezed into a narrow street in Haiti’s capital.

They stopped in front of a cemetery and hoisted a coffin onto their shoulders, tears rolling down some faces.
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Girls holding hands are led past a burnt car blocking the street as they evacuate the Delmas 22 neighborhood to escape gang violence in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, May 2, 2024. As young Haitians are increasingly exposed to violence, the country is undergoing a wider push to dispel a long-standing taboo on seeking therapy and talking about mental health. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa, File)

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Violence is traumatizing Haitian kids. Now the country's breaking a taboo on mental health services
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Sun,05/12/24-11:15PM , 51 Reads
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Students often throw up or wet themselves when gunfire erupts outside their school in northern Port-au-Prince.
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