Haiti, Voodoo

Voodoo accusations spark massacre: Three days of hell in Haiti
EL PAÍS recounts the terror endured by the Wharf Jérémie neighborhood in Port-au-Prince on December 6, when an armed gang killed at least 184 people, leaving an open wound in the heart of the communit
Haiti gang massacre leaves over 180 dead after Voodoo accusations, say UN and rights groups
The government says the country’s gangs crossed a “red line” in deadly attack after a gang leader reportedly blamed Voodoo adherents for his child’s illness.
184 killed in Haiti, U.N. says, as gang leader allegedly orders massacre of elderly on voodoo priest's advice
A Haitian gang leader reportedly ordered the murder of elderly people based on advice from a voodoo priest, sparking a massacre in Port-au-Prince.
Voodoo, witchcraft killings leave more than 180 dead in Haiti
More than 180 people were recently killed in Haiti after a gang targeted people they suspected of practicing voodoo and witchcraft.
Voodoo massacre in Haiti points to profound spiritual darkness
A gang leader in a suburb of Haiti’s capital had a son who was sick. The man believed voodoo curses were being placed on the boy. On December 6–7, his gang members located people in the city who practiced voodoo that they thought could have laid those curses. Then, they executed them — at least 100 people, but one source said it was at least 184.
Terror, massacre and voodoo in the latest episode of gang violence in Haiti
The murder of more than 180 elderly people in Wharf Jérémie, fueled by accusations of witchcraft, exposes the brutality of gangs, the historical persecution of voodoo and the desperation of a people c
Voodoo Killings Add Nearly 200 to ‘Staggering’ Haiti Death Toll
Haiti’s death toll this year has hit startling levels after gangs ordered the revenge killing of at least 184 people over the weekend in the nation’s capital, a United Nations official said.Most Read from BloombergBrace for a Nationwide Shuffle of Corporate HeadquartersCloud Computing Tax Threatens Chicago’s Silicon Valley DreamA Chicago Skyscraper Cements the Legacy of a Visionary Postmodern ArchitectSan Francisco,
Haiti gang kills nearly 200 in violence against voodoo community
The Haitian government Monday condemned the brutal massacre of nearly 200 people over the weekend, reportedly targeting voodoo practitioners in an act
200 People Massacred In Haiti In An Attack Against Voodoo Practitioners
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemned the "horrific" violence, which his spokesman said left at least 184 people, including 127 elderly men and women, dead.
Haiti massacre: Nearly 200 voodoo practitioners killed in revenge for casting 'bad spell on son'
More than 180 people were killed in Haiti in a wave of brutal weekend violence, reportedly targeting voodoo practitioners. According to the Committee for Peace and Development (CPD), the violence in Port-au-Prince was directed by an influential gang leader who believed practitioners of the religion were responsible for his son's illness.
Haitian gangs massacre hundreds accused of 'witchcraft'
Haiti's gangs have crossed a "red line", after allegedly killing at least 184 people they suspected of witchcraft. Gang leader Micanor Altès is said to have ordered the knife-and-machete "massacre" in the capital Port-au-Prince last week because he suspected people of practising witchcraft to make his child ill.
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Nearly 200 Massacred in Haiti on Witch Doctor's Advice to Violent Gang Leader
Almost 200 people were butchered in Haiti last weekend after a gang leader was incited by a voodoo priest. Volker Turk, human ...
Gang leader orchestrates massacre of voodoo practitioners, elderly in Haiti; UN calls for international support
The killings in the capital Port-au-Prince were overseen by a powerful gang leader convinced that his son’s illness was ...