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‘Hamnet’ Movie Review Slavery Abolition

‘Hamnet’ Movie Review

In the grand tradition of Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Hamnet is a re-imagining of a historical figure to impute speculative motives on them. The film charts the relationship of Agnes (Jessie Buckley) and William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal) from their first meeting to the death of their son Hamnet (Jacobi Jupe).…
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December 20, 2025
Indigenous Surinamese accept Dutch monarch’s apology over colonial slavery Slavery Abolition

Indigenous Surinamese accept Dutch monarch’s apology over colonial slavery

The monarch made the apology back in 2023 but it was accepted during a meeting and ceremony behind closed doors Monday in Paramaribo, the Surinamese capital, according to the state-run Suriname Communication Services (CDS) Representatives of the descendants of African slaves and Indigenous peoples of Suriname on Monday formally accepted…
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December 2, 2025
Human Trafficking: Nigeria’s Unfinished Battle With Modern Slavery Demands Slavery Abolition

Human Trafficking: Nigeria’s Unfinished Battle With Modern Slavery Demands

Human trafficking, a global crime profiting from vulnerability, casts a long shadow, especially over Nigeria. This grim reality prompted a pivotal gathering in Abuja, where the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), partnering with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), called for intensified,…
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November 29, 2025
Toxic blueberry farms and modern slavery on the Mid North Coast: Crikey investigates issue plaguing NSW Nationals’ new leader Slavery Abolition

Toxic blueberry farms and modern slavery on the Mid North Coast: Crikey investigates issue plaguing NSW Nationals’ new leader

Who is Gurmesh Singh — and what does his rise mean for rural communities in NSW? Newly elected NSW Nationals leader Gurmesh Singh (Image: AAP/Bianca De Marchi) The remarkable blueberry boom on the NSW Mid North Coast since the 2000s has seen the rapid displacement of bananas as the dominant…
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November 28, 2025