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‘It goes beyond getting a cash refund for slavery’: Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder on the case for reparations

With their new book, Henry and Ryder are determined to start a discussion about compensation for the descendants of slaves. But how would any scheme work? And why is it yet to happen?

The Guardian - UK

Trump’s pick to run the nation’s 250th anniversary celebrations says he was fired over Charlie Kirk Instagram post

Commission planning 250th anniversary has been riven with internal tensions for years

The Independent UK

Letters found on eBay cast light on UK families who benefited from slavery

Researcher Malik Al Nasir bought historical documents while investigating his family history – and began building an archive

The Guardian - UK

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Vaccine mandates misinformation: 2 experts explain the true role of slavery and racism in the history of public health policy – and the growing threat ignorance poses today

On Sept. 3, 2025, Florida announced its plans to be the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates for its citizens, including those for children to attend school.

The Conversation

Mahmood’s views on ‘last-minute’ modern slavery claims fail to consider Home Office tactics

Government should fix broken legal aid system that causes delays, says head of immigration lawyers’ association

The Guardian - UK

Home Office quietly blocks modern slavery challenges under chaotic deportation scheme

Exclusive: Migrants in the UK due for deportation to France will not be allowed to request review of modern slavery decision

The Independent UK

Modern Slavery Victims Now Work in UK Pubs, Hotels: Who Are They and What Are They Doing Here?

The UK is experiencing an influx of migrants forced to work long hours or even during their free days to pay off their debts, a new report claimed.

International Business Times UK

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First migrant deported to France under Starmer’s one-in-one-out deal

Deportations to France begin despite threats of legal action

The Independent UK

UK anti-slavery commissioner condemns Shabana Mahmood’s asylum comments

Home secretary’s remarks about ‘vexatious’ claims will have real-life impact on trafficking victims, says Eleanor Lyons

The Guardian - UK

Home Secretary accused of putting lives at risk by anti-slavery watchdog

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood has been accused of putting lives at risk by the anti-slavery watchdog

The National (Scotland)

Home Secretary accused of putting lives at risk over slavery comments

Shabana Mahmood hit out at migrants using anti-slavery laws to seek to avoid being deported.

Evening Standard

Shabana Mahmood accuses asylum seekers of making ‘vexatious, last-minute claims’

Home Office says it will review modern slavery laws to save PM’s ‘one in, one out’ returns deal with France

The Guardian - UK

Home Secretary accused of putting lives at risk over modern slavery comments

Shabana Mahmood claims migrants are ‘deciding that they are a modern slave on the eve of their removal’

The Independent UK

What Is The 'Scarred Back'? Trump Sparks Outrage By Ordering Slave Portrait Removed From National Gallery

President Trump sparks outrage by ordering the removal of the iconic 1863 'Scourged Back' photograph showing the whip scars of an enslaved man from national parks under a controversial executive order.

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The Independent UK

Hundreds of modern slavery victims working in Britain’s hospitality industry, charity warns

The Independent UK

Hundreds of modern slavery victims work in UK’s bars and hotels, charity warns

The Independent UK

Slavery exhibits removed from national parks under White House order

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The Big Payback by Lenny Henry and Marcus Ryder review – the case for reparations

The TV star and his co-author make a compelling argument for properly addressing the legacies of slavery

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The Independent UK

National park to remove exhibit of famed photograph showing former slave’s scarred back, says report

The famous photo is among dozens of exhibits on slavery said to be nixed by the Trump administration

Euronews

Prisoners in Cuba forced into labour for exports to Europe, report claims

Tens of thousands of prisoners are subjected to systemic forced labour, producing goods such as coal and cigars for export markets in conditions close to slavery, according to a new report published on Monday by the NGO Prisoners Defenders.

The Independent UK

Japan and South Korea show enduring rift over sexual slavery issue in letters to UN

Japan’s government on Monday defended its stance on wartime sexual slavery and described South Korean court rulings ordering Japanese compensation as violations of international law, after U.N. investigators criticized Tokyo for failing to ensure truth-findings and reparations for the victims

The National (Scotland)

Tory MSP accused of politically motivated attack on Scottish slavery links research

A TORY MSP has been accused of making politically motivated attacks on slavery research in Scotland.

The Conversation

NSW has a new fashion sector strategy – but a sustainable industry needs a federally legislated response

The New South Wales government recently announced the launch of the NSW Fashion Sector Strategy, 2025–28. The strategy, developed in partnership with the Australian Fashion Council, TAFE NSW, University of Technology Sydney and the Powerhouse Museum, promises to “accelerate NSW’s position as a global leader in high-quality, innovative and inclusive…

The Independent UK

From slavery to pollution, National Park employees flagged material deemed 'disparaging' to US

Does Florida’s Everglades National Park represent a slight to development in America

The Guardian - UK

‘I broke completely’: how jobseekers from Africa are being tricked into slavery in Asia’s cyberscam compounds

A growing number of Kenyans, Ugandans and Ethiopians are being trafficked to Myanmar, where missing online scam targets leads to beatings and torture

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