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Academics in bid to remove slavery plaque from Edinburgh statue

A GROUP arguing that a new plaque at the foot of Edinburgh’s Melville Monument is not historically accurate has applied for planning permission to…

The National (Scotland)

Controversial Edinburgh statue slavery plaque 'not factual' and should be removed

The plaque states Henry Dundas was "instrumental" in delaying the abolition of the slave trade - but some academics say this has been exaggerated.

Edinburgh Live

‘Slavery by any name is wrong’: the push to end forced labor in prisons

A nationwide movement hopes to close the ‘slavery loophole’ that enables the exploitation of 800,000 prisoners in the US

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Texas GOP pushes "patriotic education"

Historians are not wild about the Texas GOP's view of state history

Salon

1836 Project promotes sanitized version of Texas history, experts say

The Texas Tribune reviewed the 15-page document, which will be handed out to new drivers, and asked historians to comment on how accurately and thoroughly it chronicles the state’s history.

The Texas Tribune

California reparations task force starts to dig in on specifics

LOS ANGELES — If California is to make reparations to Black residents whose families have been harmed by slavery and its ongoing economic repercussions, how should the program be structured?

Los Angeles Times

DeSantis slavery comments "ignorance"

"On at least three levels this is wrong," says Karin Wulf, a professor at Brown University

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DeSantis claims it was only the American Revolution that caused people to question slavery

The Florida governor failed to mention abolition movements that preceded the birth of the US by a century

The Independent UK

Cambridge University finds it gained ‘significant benefits’ from slave trade

Research finds no evidence of direct slave holdings but gains accrued from investments and individuals involved in slavery

The Guardian - UK

University of Cambridge says it gained from slave trade

Britain's University of Cambridge said on Thursday it had benefited from the proceeds of slavery over its history, and promised to expand scholarships for Black students and fund more research into the murderous trade.

Reuters

Cambridge University received ‘significant benefits’ from slavery, inquiry finds

The inquiry, set up by the university in 2019, found that Cambridge benefited financially from the slave trade.

The Independent UK

Kishida, Yoon hold talks, agree to improve Japan-S Korea ties

Japan and S Korea’s leaders agree to improve relations soured by disputes over WWII forced labour and sexual slavery.

Al Jazeera

Expecting the unexpected

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The Independent UK

The Apology review – powerful tale of wartime ‘comfort women’

Kyo Choi’s shocking and intelligent play tells the story of a Korean woman who was forced into military sex slavery for Japanese troops at the age of 16

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The Independent UK

Don Jr promotes clip of royal commentator saying Africans should pay slave trade reparations to British sailors

UK government says Britain responsible for transporting 3.1 million Africans to colonies aross Atlantic

Newsroom.co.nz

The passing of a myth

For nearly a century she was part of a family that had once ruled over large chunks of the globe. Aaron Smale reflects on the passing of someone else’s grandmother after losing his own.

The Guardian - US

‘Moment of reckoning’: Queen’s death fuels Jamaica’s republican movement

Ascension of King Charles III has prompted renewed questioning of a British monarch as head of state

ABC News

Inside the 'pig-butchering' scams seeing thousands trafficked into cyber slavery

From Taiwan to Indonesia, thousands have been trafficked to Cambodia and confined in casinos or dystopian compounds surrounded by thick coils of barbed wire, where they are forced to conduct elaborate cyber scams.

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Jamaica could be the first Commonwealth nation to remove King Charles as head of state

While the city of Kingston may feel fondness for the late Queen, many say it's well past time for Jamaica to become a republic and remove King Charles as head of state.

Al Jazeera

Queen’s death accelerates ex-colonies’ push to ditch UK crown

Removing the British monarch as head of state would complete ‘decolonisation process’, Jamaican academic says.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish-Barbadian director set for UK premiere of new film about racism

A FILM by Barbadian-Scottish artist Alberta Whittle, which explores racism and slavery, will have its UK premiere next week fresh from the 2022…

WEKU

No region is 'immune' as the number of people in 'modern slavery' climbs to 50 million

According to a new report, the number of people subject to forced labor or marriage or trafficking has increased substantially since 2016, with the majority of forced labor cases in rich countries.

Mic

A terrifying new report just found modern slavery is on the rise

The United Nations’ study found a shocking 50 million people are living under conditions that meet the criteria for modern slavery.

The Guardian - UK

Fifty million people now trapped in modern slavery in a ‘surge of exploitation’

New estimates say the past five years has seen 10m more people enslaved and millions more children forced into early marriage

Radio France Internationale

UN says 50 million people still living under conditions of slavery

Fifty million people around the world are trapped in forced labour or forced marriage, the UN said on Monday, warning that the ranks of these victims of modern forms of slavery had swelled dramatically in recent years.

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