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Democracy Now! reports on the latest developments in Haiti, and former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide’s historic journey home after seven years in exile in South Africa.

  • In-Depth: The Full Story of Aristide’s Kidnapping Ivestudio
    Just back from the Central African Republic, Kim Ives, an editor of the Haitian newspaper Haiti-Progres, discusses the events surrounding President Aristide’s overthrow. Ives spoke with Aristide in his native Creole and was able to piece together what is probably the most comprehensive picture of what Aristide says happened to him and his wife the morning they were forced out of Haiti. [includes...
    March 11, 2004 | Story
  • Aristide Lawyers Demand U.S. Prosecute "Kidnappers" Of Aristide and His Haitian-American Wife Aristide
    We speak with Ira Kurzban, lawyer for the Haitian government. Today, he is invoking the Multilateral Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Crimes Against Internationally Protected Persons against the US government. He serves Secretary of State Gen. Colin Powell with papers asking that the U.S. prosecute the people involved in what they call the kidnapping of President Aristide and his...
    March 09, 2004 | Story
  • EXCLUSIVE : ARISTIDE SPEAKS TO DEMOCRACY NOW ! IN MOST EXTENSIVE ENGLISH - LANGUAGE INTERVIEW SINCE HIS REMOVAL FROM HAITI
    At approximately 7:20 am EST, Democracy Now! managed to reach exiled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide by cell phone in the Central African Republic. His comments represent the most extensive English-language interview Aristide has given since he was removed from office and his country.

    March 08, 2004 | Story
  • Caribbean Nations Call For UN Investigation on Ouster of Aristide In Haiti Haitimap3
    South Africa has also expressed concerns. The country’s foreign affairs minister said if the U.S. did kidnap Aristide it will "have serious consequences and ramifications for the respect of the rule of law and democracy the world over." [includes transcript]
    March 05, 2004 | Story
  • House Members Blast Administration For Haiti Policies Noriegar
    Assistant Secretary of State Roger Noriega was grilled by Congressional Democrats yesterday for the Bush administration’s handling of the crisis in Haiti at a hearing of the House International Relations subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. We play excerpts of the hearing.
    March 04, 2004 | Story
  • Rep. Maxine Waters Says Aristide Is Being Held Like a Prisoner Waters
    Rep. Maxine Waters discusses President Aristide’s treatment in the Central African Republic and her grilling of Assistant Secretary of State Roger Noriega about the return to Haiti of the paramilitary leaders who led the 1994 coup. [includes transcript]
    March 04, 2004 | Story
  • Rep. Barbara Lee Criticizes U.S. "Systematic Destabilization and Undermining of Democracy in Haiti" Leef
    Rep. Barbara Lee compares the administration’s policies in Haiti to the invasion of Iraq and talks about the systematic embargo and the disallowance of funding for humanitarian projects in Haiti such as health education and clean water efforts. [includes transcript]
    March 04, 2004 | Story
  • EXCLUSIVE : Haitian Consul General Says Aristide Still President Fouche
    In a Democracy Now! exclusive, Consul General of the Haitian government in New York Harry Fouche recognizes the Aristide government as legitimate saying Jean Bertrand Aristide is still president of Haiti and Yvon Neptune is still his prime minister.
    March 03, 2004 | Story
  • Will the UN and OAS Recognize Aristide or Coup Leaders? Aristide
    We speak with the Center for Constitutional Rights’ Michael Ratner about who the United Nations and Organization should recognize as the legitimate government of Haiti under international law and we take a look at the English translation of Aristide’s resignation letter which he says is altered to omit a key phrase.
    March 03, 2004 | Story
  • The Haitian Army Returns: Who Is Guy Philippe? Guyphilippe
    The feared Haitian army, disbanded by Jean-Bertrand Aristide, is making a comeback. We take an in-depth look at the paramilitary leader who now claims to be in control of the Haitian police and military: Guy Philippe, a former Haitian police chief who was trained by US Special Forces in Ecuador in the early 1990s.
    March 03, 2004 | Story
  • Ramsey Clark On Haiti: "A Clear Demonstration of U.S. Regime Change By Armed Aggression" Clarkr
    We speak with former Attorney General Ramsey Clark Clark about the overthrow of the democratically-elected President Jean Bertrand Aristide. During the 1991 coup, Clark traveled to Haiti several times in an effort to restore him to power. [Includes transcript]
    March 02, 2004 | Story
  • Head of U.S. Security Firm That Guarded Aristide Speaks Out Aristidepol
    Reports emerged yesterday that the private U.S. security firm guarding President Aristide was prevented by the White House from sending reinforcements to Haiti last week to bolster his security. We speak with the CEO of the firm Kenneth Kurtz. [includes transcript]
    March 02, 2004 | Story
  • EXCLUSIVE BREAKING NEWS :
    PRESIDENT ARISTIDE SAYS 'I WAS KIDNAPPED '
    ' TELL THE WORLD IT IS A COUP '
    Multiple sources that just spoke with Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide told Democracy Now! that Aristide says he was "kidnapped" and taken by force to the Central African Republic. Congressmember Maxine Waters said she received a call from Aristide at 9am EST. "He’s surrounded by military. It’s like he is in jail, he said. He says he was kidnapped," said...
    March 01, 2004 | Story
  • Randall Robinson: Aristide Says 'Tell the World It Is a Coup'
    TransAfrica founder and close Aristide family friend Randall Robinson also received a call from the Haitian president early this morning and confirmed Rep. Maxine Waters account. Robinson said that Aristide "emphatically" denied that he had resigned. Click on this link to read a full transcript of the Democracy Now! interview with Randall Robinson.
    March 01, 2004 | Story
  • HAITI IN CRISIS : Democracy Now! / Pacifica Radio Special on the Haiti Crisis
    On Sunday night Democracy Now! and Pacifica Radio will broadcast a two-hour special national broadcast beginning at 7 p.m. on the departure of President Aristide, the involvement of the US government, and the latest reports on the ground in Haiti. Join Democracy Now’s Amy Goodman and Flashpoints’ Dennis Bernstein.
    February 27, 2004 | Story
  • SPECIAL BROADCAST : Haitian First Lady Mildred Aristide Speaks From The National Palace in Port Au Prince Mildred
    Democracy Now! aired a special show Friday afternoon on the latest from Haiti where opposition groups with ties to the U.S. are preparing to invade the capital city of Port Au Prince. We spoke with Haitian First Lady Mildred Aristide, independent reporter Kevin Pina in Haiti, U.S. Reps. John Conyers (D-MI) and Maxine Waters (D-CA) and attorney Michael Ratner.
    February 27, 2004 | Story
  • Haiti Capital Braces For Attack Haiti27a
    Port-au-Prince is on edge with flaming barricades up across the city and armed masked men patrolling the streets as the Haitian capital braces for an assault by armed gangs opposed to President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. We go to Haiti to hear a report from the streets of Port-au-Prince.
    February 27, 2004 | Story
  • Congressional Black Caucus: Bush Must Stop Haiti Coup Maxinewaters1
    After President Bush rejected Haitian President Aristide’s appeal for immediate security assistance from the international community, members of the Congressional Black Caucus expressed their concern at what they say is Bush’s refusal to preserve the democratically elected government in Haiti. We speak with Black Caucus member Rep. Maxine Waters. [includes transcript]
    February 26, 2004 | Story
  • Haiti: Different Coup, Same Paramilitary Leaders Chamblian1
    For a closer look at what is happening right now on the ground in Haiti, we look back at the involvement of the U.S. in the 1991-1994 coup period with veteran investigative journalist Allan Nairn who broke a number of stories that proved the direct links between US intelligence agencies and Haitian paramilitary death squads in the early 1990s. [includes transcript]
    February 26, 2004 | Story
  • Haiti’s Lawyer: U.S. Is Arming Anti-Aristide Paramilitaries Ira
    As opponents of Haitian President Aristide reject a U.S.-brokered peace plan, we speak with Ira Kurzban who has served as General Counsel for the government of Haiti since 1991. [includes transcript]
    February 25, 2004 | Story