Haiti
Aristide returns to Haiti, calls for inclusion of poor and disenfranchised
March 18, 2011Former Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide returned to Haiti this morning after a seven-year period of exile in South Africa.
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Rights groups ask U.S. to suspend deportations to Haiti
March 17, 2011Many are urging authorities to stop deportations until after the Haitian cholera epidemic has subsided.
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Governing party candidate excluded in Haiti runoff elections
February 7, 2011Under intense international pressure, Haiti's election board has announced that it is excluding Jude Celestin, candidate of President Rene Preval's INTE Party, from runoff presidential elections scheduled for March 20.
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World Notes: Algeria, Greece, Canada and more
February 1, 2011Protests in Algeria, migrant workers' hunger strike in Greece, steelworkers in Canada, and news from South Korea, Haiti, Cuba.
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Dictator “Baby Doc” Duvalier’s strange return to Haiti
January 20, 2011The return of former dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier to Haiti has further unsettled an already chaotic situation.
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