In the US, 100 investigators probing Louisiana fires that destroyed three black churches
RNS About 100 investigators are working to find who is behind a series of church fires that have struck rural areas of Louisiana in recent weeks. The fires, which have prompted calls for prayer by the state’s governor, destroyed three predominantly black churches in St Landry Parish, around Opelousas, in late March and early April […]
Quick facts – 10 ways the Roma people, Europe’s biggest minority, face discrimination
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation The Roma migrated to Europe from India in the 10th century and have long faced persecution around the world. Many live on the fringes of society and struggle for work. With Monday declared Roma Visibility day, here are 10 facts about Roma people: Bulgarian Roma people from the close-knit Kalaidjii clan dance […]
UK slave bosses may be “personally liable” for exploitation of workers
LondonThomson Reuters Foundation Modern slavery civil suits in Britain got more personal with a high court ruling on Monday that the bosses of trafficked workers – not just the companies they work for – may be “personally liable” for their treatment of victims. Eleven Lithuanian men trafficked into Britain to work on a chicken farm […]
MAN KILLED GOD
Did you hear about the day man killed God? The empty tomb. PICTURE: Pamala Wilson (licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Pretty interesting day; of course, it was a conspiracy. The religious and civil authorities came together and conspired to get rid of this annoying little man. Annoying because He was so good – helping, healing, talking peace, […]
SLAVERY: US BAN ON SLAVE-MADE GOODS NET TINY FRACTION OF $US400 BILLION THREAT
JASON FIELDS, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, investigates…
Quick facts – Rwanda remembers the 800,000 killed on 25th anniversary of genocide
Rwanda is marking the 25th anniversary of the genocide in which 800,000 people – one tenth of its population – were killed in 100 days of slaughter with a week of commemoration activities and 100 days of national mourning. Here are some facts about one of the darkest chapters in human history: Mass grave containing the […]
ESSAY: CATHOLIC MISSIONARIES EVANGELISING ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES IN EFFORT TO BRING BACK THE ‘NONES’
US academic KATHERINE DUGAN, in an article first published on The Conversation, looks at how Catholic missionaries are trying to connect with Millennials of no faith on college campuses…
POSTCARDS: WHERE’S THE BEEF? DROUGHT PARCHED BOTSWANA STRUGGLES TO KEEP CATTLE CULTURE ALIVE
SHARON TSHIPA reports for Thomson Reuters Foundation from the southern African nation of Botswana…
UK royal, US ambassador tout tech tools to tackle human trafficking
Vienna, AustriaThomson Reuters Foundation Britain’s Princess Eugenie and US anti-trafficking Ambassador John Richmond joined forces on Monday, calling for technologies from smartphone apps to blockchain to disrupt the modern-day slave trade as more victims worldwide are exploited online. From recruiting and advertising on social media platforms to controlling victims via their mobile phones and laundering […]