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Haitian security forces guard the Prime Minister's office and the headquarters of the Transitional Presidential Council (CPT), as the mandate of the transitional governing council, formed to curb gang violence and pave the way for long-delayed election, is set to end on February 7 with no succession plan in place, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 6, 2026. REUTERS/Egeder Pq Fildor

Haitian community radio director Willard Vancol found dead nearly 3 weeks after abduction

September 10, 2026 5:05 PM EDT

Miami, September 10, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Haitian authorities to swiftly and comprehensively conduct an investigation into the murder of Haitian community radio host Joseph Willard Vancol whose remains were found Wednesday nearly three weeks after he was abducted by armed men in Gressier, a community west of the capital controlled by…