Story

A story is a narrative, or account, of events that happened in the past or that are being related by a narrator. Stories can be fictional or based on real events, and they can take many different forms, including written stories, oral stories, and visual stories (such as comics or movies). Stories can be used to entertain, educate, or inspire, and they are an important part of many cultures and traditions. Some common elements of a story include characters, setting, plot, and conflict.

More Pogo workers rescued | Inquirer News
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More Pogo workers rescued | Inquirer News

MANILA, Philippines — In separate raids in southern Metro Manila this week, police rescued 63 foreign nationals, all Asians, believed to be victims of human trafficking and forced to work for Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogos), officials said on Friday. Police Maj. Gen. Eliseo Cruz, chief of the Directorate for Investigation and Detective Management, said…

How Harry Potter and Dungeons and Dragons brought ‘satanic panic’ into the suburbs
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How Harry Potter and Dungeons and Dragons brought ‘satanic panic’ into the suburbs

Growing up in Warragal, Victoria, in the 1980s, David Waldron’s after-school hobby — playing Dungeons and Dragons — was raising eyebrows. “It was a fringe hobby,” he recalls. “I was quite an introvert and having a few mates around to play these games with their elaborate rules was a fun thing to do on a Friday night. It…

Man sentenced to life in prison for sex trafficking of a minor – KETV
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Man sentenced to life in prison for sex trafficking of a minor – KETV

OMAHA, Neb. — A 42-year-old man indicted in an alleged sex trafficking operation was sentenced Friday to life in prison. In May, Carney Turner pleaded guilty to four federal counts of sex trafficking of a minor in relation to the case, which stretched from Omaha to South Dakota. In his guilty plea, Turner wrote that…

How our Child Wellbeing Clubs prevent human trafficking
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How our Child Wellbeing Clubs prevent human trafficking

This article is reprinted from its original location at Hope for Justice‘s website. It was pulled from their RSS feed for your education. Visit Hope for Justice’s news page by clicking here. In Ethiopia and Uganda, Hope for Justice runs programmes that empower communities to prevent child trafficking and exploitation.   In Ethiopia, Hope for Justice…

Uber driver put under review after claiming he was made to harvest organs in China
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Uber driver put under review after claiming he was made to harvest organs in China

Enver Tohti holding the letter he received from Transport for London (Picture: Susannah Ireland/Metro.co.uk) A former surgeon who claims he was forced to remove organs from an executed prisoner in China was put at risk of losing his licence to drive an Uber after speaking out. Enver Tohti Bughda, from Xinjiang, was granted asylum in…

Secondary education can reduce child marriage by 66%: UNICEF – Down To Earth
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Secondary education can reduce child marriage by 66%: UNICEF – Down To Earth

Secondary education stronger, more consistent protection against child marriage than primary school education Two of every three child marriages would be stopped in the world only if all girls could complete secondary school, a new UNICEf report claimed. The numbers would fall 80 per cent if all girls continued on to higher education, the report mentioned….

The Walk for Freedom Brings Attention to the Human Trafficking in Texas – News/Talk 1470 KYYW
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The Walk for Freedom Brings Attention to the Human Trafficking in Texas – News/Talk 1470 KYYW

Beyond Trafficking will be hosting Abilene’s annual ‘Walk for Freedom.’ The walk is to raise awareness of the human trafficking issues in our own backyard and unite the community to combat human trafficking. The Walk will begin and end at Everman Park on North 1st and Pine street on Saturday, October 15th, beginning with registration…

Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre | National | wtva.com
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Rohingya seek reparations from Facebook for role in massacre | National | wtva.com

With roosters crowing in the background as he speaks from the crowded refugee camp in Bangladesh that’s been his home since 2017, Maung Sawyeddollah, 21, describes what happened when violent hate speech and disinformation targeting the Rohingya minority in Myanmar began to spread on Facebook. “We were good with most of the people there. But…