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Thousands of modern slavery victims in UK feared back with traffickers after seeking help

Data shows that last year more than 2,000 people referred to support body the NRM had been referred before

The Guardian - UK · Jul 25, 2024

Trafficking victims being turned down for compensation in ‘horrendous failing’

Data suggests that trafficking victims are unlikely to receive compensation through government scheme

The Independent UK · Jul 22, 2024

'Project Rescue Children' Exposed as Latest in Series of Human-Trafficking Hoaxes

The group reportedly faked rescue stories—including one involving a baby saved from traffickers—and lied about where funds were going.

Reason · Jul 22, 2024

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Tributes paid to historian lauded for work on Atlantic slavery

Prof Trevor Burnard’s expertise helped lead to apology by the Scott Trust, owner of the Guardian, over links to trade

The Guardian - UK · Jul 22, 2024

Slave trader Colston left bequest to Church of England, archive shows

As archbishop of Canterbury visits Jamaica, research reveals trader left money to church’s missionary arm

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2024

The Black fugitive who inspired ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ and the end of US slavery

In or around 1825, John Andrew Jackson was born enslaved on a plantation in South Carolina and trained to spend his life picking cotton.

The Conversation · Jul 17, 2024

Young British tourists visiting Ibiza, Majorca and Menorca warned over modern slavery risk

Border force officers are stationed at 22 airports to speak to young people heading to the popular holiday destinations

The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2024

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Instagram influencer, who partied with Leonardo DiCaprio, jailed for sex trafficking and slavery

Kat Torres sentenced to eight years in prison for human trafficking and slavery of women

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2024

Italy frees 33 Indians and grants them instant residency after farm ‘slavery’ ordeal

Police are investigating two suspected Indian gangmasters for enslavement and labour exploitation

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2024

‘A live issue’: Hew Locke’s new work referencing slavery displayed in London

British-Guyanese sculptor’s collage to be unveiled at British Academy with British Museum show in October

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2024

‘We want to ruffle a few feathers’: Liverpool gallery confronts colonial past

Walker Art Gallery replaces Tinted Venus with sculpture of black child to explore links to slavery and empire

The Guardian - UK · Jul 8, 2024

What the Declaration of Independence Said and Meant

It officially adopted the American Theory of Government: First Come Rights; Then Comes Government to Secure These Rights

Reason · Jul 4, 2024

Abraham Lincoln vs John Calhoun: the original deepfake photo of a US president

This iconic 1865 portrait of Abraham Lincoln was actually a doctored image of slavery advocate John Calhoun

Digital Camera World · Jul 4, 2024

Dominique White: Deadweight review – a beautiful, twisted sea monster

Woven throughout this compelling collection of sculptures from the Max Mara prizewinner is a ferrous thread of hooks and spikes that drags the cruel history of slavery to the surface

The Guardian - UK · Jul 2, 2024

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The Independent UK · Jun 30, 2024

Louisiana now requires the 10 Commandments to be displayed in classrooms. It’s not the only terrifying state law

From banning buses to masks to talking about slavery, here are some of the whackiest and most terrifying state laws being pushed in recent years

France 24 · Jun 28, 2024

Mauritanians slam curbs on linguistic diversity as President Ghazouani seeks reelection

Mauritanians head to the polls on Saturday with incumbent President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani expected to win a second consecutive term. But in a country deeply divided between the Arab-Berber community at the helm and a Black Mauritanian populace still suffering the effects of slavery, a controversial law making Arabic the…

Latin Times · Jun 28, 2024

Washington D.C. approves funds for slavery reparations in next year's budget

The legislation seeks to address those "directly wronged and traumatized by the ills of slavery, Jim Crow, and structural and institutional racism"

Evening Standard · Jun 27, 2024

What is Slave Play? Jeremy O. Harris's controversial Broadway hit coming to London's West End this summer

Harris’s shocking play about slavery and sex, power and trauma has been dividing audiences since its 2018 Off-Broadway debut. Now it’s opening in the capital

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 26, 2024

Human rights group urges UK financial regulator to block Shein’s LSE flotation

Campaigners allege Uyghur people used as forced labour at some of fast-fashion retailer’s cotton suppliers in China

France 24 · Jun 25, 2024

Brazilians retrace their African roots using DNA tests

More than half of Brazil's population is Black, but most have no idea of their precise origins. They only know the broad outlines of their history and the fact that their African ancestors were enslaved and shipped over by the millions. After the abolition of slavery in 1888, the finance…

Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2024

Pair jailed for modern slavery offences after 'dishevelled' boy found with heroin at London Bridge station

The teenager was ‘dishevelled and vulnerable’ when he was found by officers

Radio France Internationale · Jun 23, 2024

How could countries finance reparations for historical injustices?

Calls are mounting for governments to pay reparations for slavery, colonialism and other crimes, but such projects are often dismissed as unworkable. New research explores the options for making reparations a reality, including debt cancellation and redirecting financial sanctions.

The Guardian - US · Jun 21, 2024

‘Florida loves prison labor’: why most incarcerated people still work for free in the Sunshine state

Many prisoners clean toilets and prep food with no pay – as the state charges $50 a day for their incarceration

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2024

Missouri Republican tells Black Americans to ‘kindly’ leave US if they don’t like country

Valentina Gomez, 25, called Juneteenth the ‘most ratchet’ of holidays as she slammed the idea of reparations for slavery

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2024

On Juneteenth, monument dedicated in Alabama to those who endured slavery

The Equal Justice Initiative nonprofit invoked the Juneteenth holiday as it dedicated a monument that honors the people who endured and survived slavery

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