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Amsterdam's Oosterpark hosts national slavery remembrance

The Netherlands commemorated the abolition of slavery with a national ceremony in Amsterdam's Oosterpark.

01/07/2024

Art

Shortlist for London's transatlantic slavery memorial revealed

Six artists have been shortlisted to create a London memorial to the victims of the transatlantic slave trade – with the public now able to vote for their favourite.

08/06/2024

Italy

Armani subsidiary shut down for ‘exploiting workers’

Italian police disclosed that Chinese workers employed by an unauthorised subcontractor, produced handbags and accessories for Giorgio Armani.

06/04/2024

Culture news

Downing Street criticises idea of Black-only run for West End play

The UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak says the idea is 'concerning' but the proposed Black Out theatre nights aren’t breaking the law. The theatre is simply aiming the nights at a Black audience, instead of actively precluding other potential customers from coming, writes Jonny Walfisz.

01/03/2024

Culture news

Pompeii archaeologists unearth disturbing bakery-prison for slaves

The finding aligns with the harrowing accounts of second-century AD writer Apuleius, whose Metamorphoses IX 11-13 describes the backbreaking labour endured by men, women, and animals in ancient mills and bakeries.

08/12/2023

World News

Labour abuses, including slavery, found on European fishing vessels

Research by a Washington DC-based organisation which tracks illicit money flows has found that tens of thousands of workers every year on these boats are estimated to be trapped in unsafe conditions.

19/11/2023

World News

New commission set to tackle rising human slavery in Europe - and beyond

Headed up by former British prime minister Theresa May, the Global Commission for Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking seeks to eradicate the ever-increasing issue by 2030.

07/10/2023

Culture news

Archaeologists unearth slave bedroom in Roman villa near Pompeii

The discovery reveals the harsh reality of life for those dwelling in the lower echelons of society during the Roman period.

21/08/2023

Culture news

US panel recommends $1-million reparations for slavery victims

The 1100-page document includes more than 100 recommendations on how to address the harms of slavery.

02/07/2023

France

The best photos from across Europe this week

The best photos from across Europe this week

02/07/2023

Netherlands

Dutch king apologises for slave trade in historic speech

Dutch King Willem-Alexander apologised on Saturday for his country's role in slavery and asked for forgiveness in a historic speech

01/07/2023

Netherlands

Dutch King apologises for Netherlands' role in slavery

Other European governments and monarchs are moving at different paces as they confront horrors of the past.

01/07/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: The first ever Juneteenth is marked in Texas

On this day in 1865, Juneteenth came into being, celebrating African-American culture - and a watershed moment in the history of slavery.

19/06/2023

Portugal

Portugal should apologise for colonialism, says President

It is the first time a southern European leader has suggested a national apology for the colonial period.

26/04/2023

Culture news

King Charles III backs research into UK monarchy's slavery ties

King Charles III backed research into the UK monarchy's ties to slavery after a document revealed that his ancestor had shares in a slave-trading company.

07/04/2023

Culture news

Culture Re-View: A look back at this day in history

On this day, the boxer Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali. Why Ali changed his name is part of a long tradition of African Americans refusing the labels of slavery.

06/03/2023

Culture news

'Gone with the Wind' could have depicted slavery very differently

A historian paid $15,000 for an early copy of the 'Gone with the Wild' shooting script. In it, he's discovered that the production very nearly went a different way with its controversial depiction of slavery.

03/03/2023

Europe News

Some EU nations have apologised for their colonial past. Is it enough?

The Netherlands became the latest country to apologise for its historical role in slavery and the slave trade.

20/12/2022

Netherlands

Dutch PM Mark Rutte apologises for country's role in the slave trade

Rutte gave a 20-minute speech at the National Archives in The Hague, despite campaigners' requests to delay a formal apology until next year.

19/12/2022

Netherlands

Dutch government 'set to officially apologise for slavery'

Slavery helped fund the Netherland's 'Golden Age', a period of prosperity and trade in the 16th and 17th centuries.

08/12/2022