# Claim 141

Jean Dominique was forced into exile in 1981 after his wife, journalist Michèle Montas, and other Radio Haiti-Inter staff were arrested and deported by the government.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

This claim was superseded by claim 729 (correction). It stays here so the history can be checked.

- Statement: Jean Dominique was forced into exile in 1981 after his wife, journalist Michèle Montas, and other Radio Haiti-Inter staff were arrested and deported by the government.
- Field: occurred_on
- Value: Forced into exile in 1981
- About: [incident 1981-haiti-duvalier-radio-haiti-inter-exile](https://thewaronnews.com/incidents/1981-haiti-duvalier-radio-haiti-inter-exile)
- Source: Who Killed Jean Dominique?. https://rsf.org/en/who-killed-jean-dominique
- Publisher: Reporters Without Borders (RSF)
- Method: outlet report
- Checked: 2026-09-22
- Confidence: medium
- Status: superseded
- Source date: 2001-04-03
- Superseded by: [Claim 729](https://thewaronnews.com/claims/729)
- Reason: correction

## Quotation from the source

> forced into exile in 1981 after his wife, Michèle Montas, and other Haiti Inter staff were arrested and deported by the regime

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