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'


Do not confuse the Jewish story with white privilege - opinion

The writer's grandfather suffered through Auschwitz after watching his family be murdered in the gas chambers.

 THE PILICHOWSKI family before the Holocaust; only Tuvia Pilichowski survived.

UN expert concludes 'forced labor' has taken place in Xinjiang

China rejects all accusations of abuse of Uyghurs and other Muslim minority groups in the western Xinjiang region, denying claims of forced labor.

A Chinese pagoda overlooks the old city in Kashgar, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China, May 4, 2021.

Passover: The end of financial slavery - opinion

The beauty of freedom is that you are in control. Stop making excuses, get to work and use your newfound “freedom” to get on the path of financial independence.

Calculating taxes

Passover: Why is haroset sweet?

Slavery reminds us of work intended to belittle and wound. The haroset, however, hints at the truth that work is also a way of sweetening life.

Passover Charoset

Where is our slave-free Passover chocolate? - opinion

Spoiler alert: your chocolate-covered matzah is about to taste bitter because it is made from cocoa harvested by children in slavery. 

 Ivorian farmers break cocoa nuts in Agboville, about 80 km (50 miles) from Abidjan the capital of Ivory Coast, December 17, 2005.

Jews don’t own slaves, but some other people do - opinion

In at least four North African countries – Algeria, Libya, Mauritania, and Sudan – Arab and Arabized Muslim populations breed, buy, own, sell, and trade black Africans as slaves.

 Former slaves in Mauritania face economic hardship, often with continuing financial dependence on their previous masters.

Presbyterian Church senior official: Israel commits 'slavery' against Palestinians 

"The continued occupation in Palestine/Israel is 21st-century slavery and should be abolished immediately," wrote the Presbyterian Church's Stated Clerk, Rev. Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II.

 Logo for Presbyterian Church (USA)

My Jewish ancestors owned slaves. That’s why I’m a rabbi for racial justice.

'I pray that the work we all do to advance social justice today may serve as tiny measures of atonement for the grievous damage caused by our nation, including my ancestors.'

Judah P. Benjamin, the most prominent Jewish slaveholder in American history

A true tale of slavery, drugs, and chaos in the Middle East - book review

An unexpected rescue: Going through Middle Eastern hell to find hope.

 GREEK AUTHORITIES present  confiscated items, including  Captagon amphetamine pills,  after dismantling a drug ring.  The Captagon drug trade plays a  significant role in the book’s plot  about trying to find a Western  hostage in Syria.

Archaeologists discover 'slave room' at Pompeii

Pompeii is famous historically for being an ancient city that was buried by the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD. It was reportedly home to about 13,000 people.

Archaeologists discover ancient 'Street Food Shop' - Pompeii