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Haitians face horrifying violence as gangs run out of local authorities' control

NPR | By Ailsa Chang,
Megan Lim, Patrick Jarenwattananon
Published May 26, 2022 at 4:37 PM EDT

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Jacqueline Charles of the Miami Herald about the spike in gang violence in Haiti and what it means for schools and hospitals.

Please be advised that this piece contains description of violence that some listeners may find disturbing.

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Ailsa Chang
Ailsa Chang is an award-winning journalist and a host of NPR’s newsmagazine All Things Considered, as well as NPR’s daily news podcast Consider This.
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Patrick Jarenwattananon
Host of NPR Music's A Blog Supreme
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