Dan Coughlin

Dan Coughlin covered Haiti for Inter Press Service from the UN and Port-au-Prince between 1992 and 1996. He was formerly the news director and executive director of Pacifica Radio. He is currently executive director of Manhattan Neighborhood Network.

WikiLeaks Haiti: US Cables Paint Portrait of Brutal, Ineffectual and Polluting UN Force

WikiLeaks Haiti: US Cables Paint Portrait of Brutal, Ineffectual and Polluting UN Force WikiLeaks Haiti: US Cables Paint Portrait of Brutal, Ineffectual and Polluting UN Force

As the renewal date for the UN mission in Haiti nears, WikiLeaks cables reveal a litany of MINUSTAH’s failures.

Oct 6, 2011 / Dan Coughlin

Haiti WikiLeaks Sparks Political Furor and Elite Drama Haiti WikiLeaks Sparks Political Furor and Elite Drama

Secret US Embassy cables ripple through Haitian politics, imperiling the appointment of a new prime minister.

Jul 29, 2011 / Dan Coughlin

WikiLeaks Haiti: Country’s Elite Used Police as Private Army

WikiLeaks Haiti: Country’s Elite Used Police as Private Army WikiLeaks Haiti: Country’s Elite Used Police as Private Army

A secret US Embassy cable describes how Haiti's business elite armed and deployed police units in pro-Aristide strongholds like Bel Air and Cite Soleil after the 2004 coup.

Jun 22, 2011 / Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives

WikiLeaks Haiti: Embassy Warned of Earthquake Vulnerability

WikiLeaks Haiti: Embassy Warned of Earthquake Vulnerability WikiLeaks Haiti: Embassy Warned of Earthquake Vulnerability

A 2005 cable obtained by WikiLeaks predicted that the Haitian government was "unprepared to handle a natural disaster of any magnitude."

Jun 15, 2011 / Dan Coughlin

Haiti’s Rigged Election Haiti’s Rigged Election

Confirming what Haitians already knew, a WikiLeaks document shows how US and international donors pushed ahead with a rigged presidential election.

Jun 15, 2011 / Editorial / Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives

WikiLeaks Haiti: Cable Depicts Fraudulent Haiti Election

WikiLeaks Haiti: Cable Depicts Fraudulent Haiti Election WikiLeaks Haiti: Cable Depicts Fraudulent Haiti Election

Confirming what Haitians already knew, a WikiLeaks document shows how US and international donors pushed ahead with a rigged presidential election.

Jun 8, 2011 / Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives

WikiLeaks Haiti: Let Them Live on $3 a Day

WikiLeaks Haiti: Let Them Live on $3 a Day WikiLeaks Haiti: Let Them Live on $3 a Day

The US Embassy aided Levi’s, Hanes contractors in their fight against an increase in Haiti’s minimum wage.

Jun 1, 2011 / Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives

WikiLeaks Haiti: The PetroCaribe Files WikiLeaks Haiti: The PetroCaribe Files

How the US tried—and failed—to scuttle a Venezuelan oil deal even though it would bring huge benefits to Haiti's impoverished people.

Jun 1, 2011 / Dan Coughlin and Kim Ives

Haiti Abstains Haiti Abstains

No matter who is declared the winner, the country's March 20 elections represent a defeat for Haitian democracy.

Mar 22, 2011 / Dan Coughlin

Aristide Returns Aristide Returns

His arrival on the eve of Sunday's controversial elections in Haiti injected new energy into the popular and democratic movement.

Mar 20, 2011 / Dan Coughlin

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