About Dady Chery

Dr. Dady Chery is a Haitian-born poet, playwright, journalist and scientist. She is the author of the book "We Have Dared to Be Free: Haiti's Struggle Against Occupation." Her broad interests encompass science, culture, and human rights. She writes extensively about Haiti and world issues such as climate change and social justice. Her many contributions to Haitian news include the first proposal that Haiti’s cholera had been imported by the UN, and the first story that described Haiti’s mineral wealth for a popular audience.

MINUSTAH’s Gang Rapes | Nouveau cas de viol collectif de la MINUSTAH | Las violaciones colectivas de la MINUSTAH | Estupros Coletivos da MINUSTAH

By Michaëlle Desrosiers and Franck Seguy, A l’Encontre | Translated by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery | Translated by Diaro Octubre. MINUSTAH almost exclusively attacks those who are most despised, humbled, and impoverished. (English | French | Spanish | Portuguese)

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Nobel Prize Laureates and Prominent Latin Americans Demand UN Mission Withdrawal from Haiti

Editorial Comment Nobel Peace Prize laureates Argentinean Adolfo Perez Esquivel and Irish Betty Williams, Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano, and Brazilian theologians Leonardo Boff and Frei Betto are among those who wrote a letter that calls for the withdrawal of the … Continue reading →

Strike Wave Sweeps Brazil

Editorial Comment Brazil’s Landless Peasant Movement (MST) supports the struggles of the Haitian people against the MINUSTAH occupation forces. DC By Dan La Botz Labor Notes Workers in Brazil — in heavy industry, services, the public sector, and agriculture — … Continue reading →

No Regret from Martelly After Lewd Insults to Journalist | Le président Martelly n’exprime aucun regret suite aux propos jugés obcènes tenus à l’égard d’un journaliste

By HPN staff, HPN | Translated by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. The National Coalition for Haitian Rights (NCHR) fears for freedom of the press after Martelly threw lewd insults to a journalist and then explained: “I did not like the way I was approached. That’s my answer. That’s all.” (English | French)

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The Poetry of Tomas Transtroemer

Peter Vinthagen Simpson and staff, The Local. Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer, who was on Thursday named the 2011 Nobel Literature Prize laureate, has published a relatively small body of work, often addressing themes of death, history and nature. Here is an English translation of a short poem entitled “National Insecurity,” followed by a brief bibliography.

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Dady Chery’s Top 10 Reasons Why MINUSTAH Should Go | Les 10 premières raisons pour lesquelles la MINUSTAH devrait partir | Las 10 primeras razones para qué la MINUSTAH deba irse | Lista dos dez principais motivos pelos quais a MINUSTAH deveria ir-se

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery (English, French) | Spanish translation by Fernando Moyano | Portuguese translation by Murilo Otávio Rodrigues Paes Leme. MINUSTAH’s worst crime so far is killing over 8,000 Haitians with cholera. It is a degraded, degrading, and unwanted occupation force that must go. (English | French | Spanish | Portuguese)

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Aristide Foundation University (UNIFA) Gradually Restarts | L’Université de la Fondation Aristide se Reprend Peu à Peu

By Michel Carlin, Le Nouvelliste | Commentary and translation by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. The Aristide Foundation University (UNIFA) at Tabarre is resuming and expanding its activities, including the start of a new Computer Science institute. (English | French)

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Troy Davis and al-Awlaki: Two Murders, One Outrage

Editorial Comment Anwar al-Awlaki’s and Troy Davis’ murders are connected, and the connection is the November 2012 United States presidential elections. These elections will make little difference to the population, but they matter very much to the two political parties. … Continue reading →

Scientists Hail Africa’s Steps Into Space

By Staff Writers, Space Daily | NASRDA | Stephen Clark, Spaceflight Now. Last month Nigeria launched two satellites, Nigeriasat 2 and Nigeriasat X, used for forestry, mapping, disaster monitoring and security applications. In 2009 South Africa launched SumbandilaSat and last year formed its own space agency.

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Guinea Fowl or Pintade: a Photo Essay

By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. In his book, “L’Oiseau Nègre: L’Aventure des Pintades Dionysiaques”, Jean-Marie Lamblard follows pintades from Pharaonic Egypt to Alexandria, Greece, Abyssinia, Venice, Africa, and America in reverse order and includes the role of “oiseaux negres” in Haitian Vodou, where they are a symbol of the runaway slave because these birds reclaimed their freedom immediately after being introduced on the island in the early 16th century.

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Eduardo Galeano: Haiti, Occupied Country | Haïti, pays occupé | Haití, país ocupado | Haiti, país ocupado

By Eduardo Galeano, Cuba Si. “It is worth repeating it once again, so that the deaf can hear: Haiti was the founding country of the independence of America and the first one that defeated slavery in the world. It deserves much more than the fame sprung from its misfortunes.” – Eduardo Galeano. (English | French | Portuguese | Spanish)

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