Slavery

Doha clears UK activist Andy Hall of defamation over migrant rights case

A Doha court overturned the 2022 defamation conviction of British activist Andy Hall, clearing him of charges linked to his advocacy for migrant workers’ rights ahead of the 2022 World Cup.

Activist Andy Hall attends a meeting at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office to discuss his detainment in Qatar, July 2025.
 RUSSIA’S PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un attend a state reception in Pyongyang, earlier this year.

North Koreans sent to Russia working 'like slaves' - report

Several African leaders, including Liberian President Joseph Boakai, sit with US President Donald Trump on July 9, 2025.

Trump asks Liberian president where he learned English, his country's official language

Joshlin Smith's mother, Kelly, and co-accused sit during court trial in Saldanha Bay, South Africa, May 2, 2025

Mother convicted for trafficking 6-year-old daughter to traditional healer for 'eyes and skin'


Portugal must 'pay costs' of slavery and colonial crimes, president says

Portugal's colonial era, during which countries including Angola, Mozambique, Brazil, Cape Verde and East Timor as well as parts of India were subjected to Portuguese rule.

 Social Democratic Party (PSD) and Democratic Alliance (AD) leader Luis Montenegro talks to the media after meeting with President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa in Belem Palace, following the general elections in Lisbon, Portugal, March 20, 2024.

The chocolate brand that started the fight against slavery

Tony's Chocolonely: Slave-Free Dutch Chocolate Debuts in Israel in Five Flavors

 Tony's Chocolonelli: the chocolate that engraves on its flag fair trade, without child slavery and exploitation of the weak

‘Origin’ story: How Ava DuVernay’s new movie connects the Holocaust, slavery and caste

The film opens with the 2012 murder of Black teenager Trayvon Martin in Florida, later recreating Nazi-era Germany, the Jim Crow South and other moments it connects through the idea of caste. 

 Jon Bernthal and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in a scene from "Origin."

Former African slave leads solidarity march to Jerusalem

Simon Deng – a South Sudanese freedom fighter, activist, Christian, and former slave – led marches to Jerusalem to show solidarity with Israel amid the war with Hamas.

 SIMON DENG and a fellow South Sudanese volunteer picking strawberries on Kibbutz Kedima Zoran.

Bakery 'prison' uncovered in Ancient Rome's Pompeii

Archaeologists discovered in August a small bedroom in a Roman villa near Pompeii that was almost certainly used by slaves, throwing light on their condition in the ancient world.

A view shows a "bakery-prison" where slaves and donkeys were locked up to grind the grain needed to make bread, in the ancient archeological site of Pompeii, Italy, in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on December 8, 2023.

Florida JCC canceled slavery-focused talk with Jewish author, citing ‘current political climate'

The episode highlights the new ways in which Jewish authors and even institutions have become embroiled in a broad effort.

 West Palm Beach.

Brazil rescues hundreds held in modern-day slave conditions

In Brazil, slavery is legally defined as forced labor but also covers debt bondage, degrading work conditions and long hours that pose health risks.

 Highway police in Brazil.

Pompeii archaeologists discover find that throws light on life of slaves

Archaeologists at Pompeii found a bedroom they believe was used by slaves in the ancient city.

 Ruins in Pompeii.

DNA of enslaved iron workers illuminates African American history

In a first-of-its-kind analysis, the researchers examined historical DNA alongside genetic testing company 23andMe's personal ancestry database to identify 41,799 Americans related to the 27 people.

A formerly enslaved resident of Philadelphia.

US VP Harris blasts Florida 'extremists' over education guidelines about slavery

"How is it that anyone could suggest that, in the midst of these atrocities, that there was any benefit to being subjected to this level of dehumanization?" she said.

US Vice President Kamala Harris speaks on stage at "Get Out the Vote" rally at UCLA, in Los Angeles, California, US, November 7, 2022.