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Family of first enslaved Africans in America marks 400 years
A family that traces its bloodline to America’s first enslaved Africans said Friday that their ancestors endured unimaginable toil and hardship ... Features -
Washington looks to Haftar to end slave trade in Libya
US President Donald Trump’s continued support for Libyan Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar is based on a promise by the military commander to clamp ... Features -
US woman sues Harvard University over ‘slave ancestor’ pictures
A US woman who says she is descended from slaves who were photographed in 1850 by a racist Harvard University professor on Wednesday sued the ... Variety -
Rummenigge tries to defend Bayern’s ties with Qatar over fans protests
Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge defended his club's ties with Qatar on Friday as the squad headed for a training camp in the Gulf ... Sports -
As slavery evolves in Mauritania, silent victims prove harder to find
Day after day, Aminetou Mint Yarg and her fellow villagers in southern Mauritania haul water from the river and tend to their crops under a burning ... Features -
Kanye West apologizes for saying slavery was ‘a choice’
Kanye West apologized Wednesday on a Chicago radio station for calling slavery a “choice,” and he broke down on air over an old ... Entertainment -
A new plight for hundreds of workers in Qatar’s World Cup 2022 sites
Hundreds of Indian workers in the 2022 World Cup sites are suffering an ordeal in Qatar as they have for six months faced denial of salaries, job ... Economy -
When Pope wrote to FIFA highlighting report on Qatar slave labor
Pope Francis is an avid football fan and human trafficking has been one of his pontificate's main priorities. When a papal foundation highlighted ... Sports -
Mauritania unchained: Modern slave owners face 20 years in prison
Not all slaves have been freed. In Mauritania, slavery is a reprehensible practice which still exists. A private court in Nouadhibou, Mauritania&rsquo ... North Africa -
WATCH: African migrants tortured, auctioned by human traffickers in Libya
A video showing migrants being tortured by human traffickers in Libya went viral on social media following a report by CNN showing footage of migrants ... Middle East -
Shocking new video of migrants in Libya
Libyan activists took to social media to share a new footage of the struggles of illegal immigrants in Libya.The video believed to be filmed in the ... North Africa -
Hundreds protest after recent reports of slave market in Libya
Several hundred protesters gathered in central Paris on Saturday night to demonstrate after images were released by US news channel CNN showing an ... Features -
Brick by brick: Satellite images could identify slave labor in India
Researchers in England are hoping to help root out modern day slavery in northern India by using detailed satellite imagery to locate brick kilns - ... Features -
New museum to put 'Slave Coast' on tourist map
A new museum in Guinea Bissau charting the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade hopes to put the history of the 'Slave Coast' on the map, and draw ... Reports -
Yazidi survivor Nadia Murad: We want a Muslim stand against ISIS
‘ISIS says that they represent Muslims, but Muslims must give a stronger stand against such claim,’ she said Features -
Mauritania protesters denounce 'injustice' against ex-slaves
Thousands of people have marched for the rights of former slaves in Mauritania and to denounce “injustice” North Africa -
ISIS docs show rules for treatment of sex slaves
The ruling or fatwa has the force of law and appears to go beyond the ISIS previous known utterances on the subject Middle East -
Global grocer supply chains tied to slave-peeled shrimp
Poor migrant workers and children are being sold to factories in Thailand and forced to peel shrimp that ends up in global supply chains Features -
Qatar set to open ‘slavery museum’
The new museum in Doha will examin the country's past, when the economy’s mainstays were dates and pearls Variety -
‘Price list’ for ISIS child slaves is real, U.N. official says
Zainab Bangura says ‘one girl can be sold and bought by five or six different men’ Middle East -
U.S. works to fight modern-day slavery
The Anti-trafficking Coordination Team Initiative announced a new initiative to combat modern-day slavery in the United States Features -
Leaked emails claim Ben Affleck suppressed slave-owning ancestry
Ben Affleck requested that the PBS documentary series "Finding Your Roots" not reveal he had a slave-owning ancestor Digital -
Three countries investigate Indonesia fishing slavery report
Up to 4,000 men - many trafficked or enslaved - are abandoned and stranded across surrounding islands Asia -
Locked in cages: Slavery taints global supply of seafood
‘Our parents haven't heard from us for a long time. I'm sure they think we are dead,’ one Burmese says Features -
Obama: ‘Get off your high horse,’ Americans
Obama reminded Americans that slavery was previously justifiable in the U.S. and terrorism is not unique to Muslims World News -
Thai officials prosecuted for human trafficking
Thailand has long been a regional hub for modern day slavery with officials accused of not doing enough to halt the trade Asia -
‘A living hell’ for slaves on remote South Korean islands
Slavery thrives on this chain of rural islands off South Korea’s rugged southwest coast, nurtured by a long history of exploitation Features -
Extremist organizations exploiting women
Extremist organizations did not limit their activities to selling abductees in slave markets. They have additional roles varying from recruiting, ... Death Making -
Nearly 36 mln people are slaves, Qatar in focus
For the second year, the index of 167 countries found India had by far the greatest number of slaves. Middle East -
ISIS jihadists boast of enslaving Yazidi women
Yazidi leaders and rights groups warned in August that the small community faced genocide Features