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.
Massacre in Haiti’s Capital Leaves Nearly 200 Dead, U.N. Says
The killings in a Port-au-Prince slum, which appeared to target practitioners of Voodoo, were ordered by a gang leader, a Haitian human rights organization said.
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
Haiti gang massacres 110 after accusing them of using voodoo
A Haiti gang boss ordered the killing of more than a hundred people who appeared to be practicioners of voodoo after accusing them of casting spells that killed his son.
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.
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 rights chief for the United Nations, said 184 people were killed. "Just this past weekend,
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 ...
Haiti gang leader accused of slaughtering over 100 people after believing elders used witchcraft to sicken his son
A gang leader in Haiti who controls a key port in the country’s capital was accused of slaughtering the elderly and Vodou religious leaders in droves during a bloody campaign to avenge his ...
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184 killed in Haiti capital violence over weekend, UN says
Close to 200 people were killed in brutal weekend violence in Haiti’s capital, the United Nations said on Monday December 9, ...