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Dominican Republic

Haitians who were detained hold up their immigration status documents to prove they have work permits, in Haina, Dominican Republic, March 16, 2024.
Conflict & Justice
‘We have different cultures, but we share the same island’: Dominican Republic priest says his country should do more to help Haiti
The Dominican Republic took in Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany in exchange for a promise to develop the land. Franz Blumenstein rides a donkey in Sosúa, Dominican Republic, 1940.
Conflict & Justice
The Dominican Republic took in Jewish refugees fleeing Hitler while 31 nations looked away
Three women on stage gesticulating, one with blackface pounding her chest
Arts, Culture & Media
A Miami theater group has a change of heart over blackface
Health centers in New York are providing information about the Zika virus to New Yorkers traveling home to the Dominican Republic. People who've traveled to the DR represent more than half of the Zika cases in New York.
Health
Dominicans in New York are planning summer visits home. That means Zika planning.
Dennis Benzan meeting constituents
Justice
A Boston community is divided over the Dominican Republic’s citizenship policy
The waiting line at El Huacal, the government building in Santo Domingo where undocumented Haitians (and Dominicans of Haitian descent) have come to "regularize" their status.
Global Politics
Haitians who consider the Dominican Republic their home are threatened with expulsion
Santo Domingo Blues: The Story of Bachata
Dominican students
Global Politics
Dominicans argue over a court ruling that strips citizenship from many born in the country
Betzeida Perez Pierre was born in the Dominican Republic, as were her parents and their parents. Now she can't attend university because her Dominican citizenship has been canceled.
Conflict & Justice
What happens when your government tells you you’re no longer a citizen?
Eglise de Dieu, a church in Harlem, has a congregation of around 200 people, most of whom have roots in Haiti. Songs alternate between English and Haitian Creole, with Creole lyrics projected.
Conflict & Justice
Here’s why a court ruling in the Dominican Republic is spurring international protests
Leguisie Louis (L), a farmer, was born in Haiti but moved to the Dominican Republic in 1959. He's seen here walking with his granddaughter, Maxileidy. A court ruling retroactively denies Dominican nationality to anyone born after 1929 who does not have a
Conflict & Justice
There’s a long story behind ‘anti-Haitianismo’ in the Dominican Republic
Global Politics
The Dominican Republic’s Presidential Campaigns Take Manhattan
Global Politics
Dominican Dictatorship Remembered
Environment
The toll of the Haiti earthquake on the Dominican Republic
Global Politics
An earthquake brings Haitians and Dominicans together