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Gangs seize roads leading to Haiti’s capital as police continue to lose control

Conflict & Justice

Gangs have taken over roads leading into and out of the Haitian capital as police and a Kenyan-led multinational force struggle to maintain control. The World’s host, Marco Werman, speaks with Widlore Mérancourt of AyiboPost about the latest.

Haiti’s new leaders vow to take on gangs

Conflict & Justice

In Mexico, Mother’s Day is a sad reminder for the mothers of the disappeared

Violence
Residents of Chicago's Englewood neighborhood gather for a candlelight vigil against gun violence.

This new book looks at all the kids killed by gun violence on a random day in America

Conflict
Salvadoran military police stand guard outside a school in Soyapango's La Campanera neighborhood on the outskirts of San Salvador.

Here’s why Salvadorans don’t reach for their cellphones to record police abuse

Conflict
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Eight-year-old Susan Cruz enjoying her first Christmas in the United States in 1978.

What does it take for a Salvadoran girl to make her way in America?

Conflict & Justice

Music was a lifeline for eight-year-old Susan Cruz, when she and her mother fled violence in El Salvador in 1978 and headed for California. In this next in our series on immigrants’ first days in the US, Cruz looks back on her tumultuous introduction to America. Music was a lifeline for eight-year-old Susan Cruz, when she and her mother fled violence in El Salvador in 1978 and headed for California. In this next in our series on immigrants’ first days in the US, Cruz looks back on her tumultuous introduction to America.

Students at COSAT shave each other's heads

School Year: A dress code to keep the ‘gangsters’ away

Development & Education

Boys at COSAT often spend a lot of time on their hair. But what happens when teachers decide their hairstyles are a threat to student safety?

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