Slavery

Taliban penal code legalizes slavery, places women below animals, expert tells 'Post' - interview

Under the Taliban’s penal code, which includes 119 articles, published on January 7, 2026, the penalty for animal abuse outweighs that of a serious case of domestic violence.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
MURSAL SAYAS, an Afghan women’s rights activist, journalist, and the CEO of Women Beyond Borders.
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Parashat Bo: The world is catching up, again

'The Protocols of the Elders of Zion' was a crude forgery that peddled the myth of a clandestine Jewish cabal manipulating institutions under the guise of doing good.

|ByMOSHE TARAGIN
Activist Andy Hall attends a meeting at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth, and Development Office to discuss his detainment in Qatar, July 2025.

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.

|ByJAMES GENN
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

According to the report, Moscow is facing "labor shortages" caused by their ongoing invasion of Ukraine, to which they've reached out to Pyongyang for military support.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

The Jewish slaveholders

Beyond the antisemitic canards, Jews alternately participated, coopted and resisted slavery.

APRIL 11, 2019ByNAIM PERESS
Judah P. Benjamin, the most prominent Jewish slaveholder in American history