UK

The United Kingdom (UK) is a country located off the northwest coast of Europe. It is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The UK has a long and rich history, and it has been a major economic and political power for many centuries. The UK is a constitutional monarchy, with Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state, and it has a parliamentary democracy. The UK is a member of the European Union (EU) and is a key player in international organizations such as the United Nations (UN) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). Some of the UK’s major cities include London, Edinburgh, and Cardiff.

Growhouse worker was victim of human trafficking – Connacht Tribune – Galway City Tribune
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Growhouse worker was victim of human trafficking – Connacht Tribune – Galway City Tribune

A victim of human trafficking from Vietnam ended up working in a cannabis growhouse in East Galway, where he was arrested by Gardaí. However, on discovering that the defendant had been brought to the growhouse without even knowing that he was in Ireland, the charges were withdrawn. The defendant, Huy Van Ngo (42) was before…

Everstream Analytics World’s First Slave-Free Alliance-Validated Modern Slavery and Forced Labor Risk Management Solution
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Everstream Analytics World’s First Slave-Free Alliance-Validated Modern Slavery and Forced Labor Risk Management Solution

SAN MARCOS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Everstream Analytics, the global supply chain insights and risk analytics company, announced today that it has been recognized as the world’s first Slave-Free Alliance-validated modern slavery and forced labor technology provider. The issue of modern-day slavery and child labor is one of the most significant challenges of today’s supply chains, with recent…

Book of evidence served on man after child sex images found on USB key
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Book of evidence served on man after child sex images found on USB key

A book of evidence has been served on a man charged with possession images depicting prepubescent children engaging in acts of a sexual nature. Robert Browne appeared before Letterkenny District Court. Browne was caught with the images when he left a USB key behind in a room of a Letterkenny hostel in July 2016. The…

What is 21st Century Fascism? The Dictatorship of Big Money
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What is 21st Century Fascism? The Dictatorship of Big Money

Photo by Christine Roy Twenty-first-century fascism is the dictatorship of big money. Finance, fossil fuels giants, other large corporations, and the military-industrial complex, have effectively merged with the state, calling the shots in Washington. An immense surveillance and propaganda machine is at their disposal. Narrative and information control is the first line of defense but the militarized…

Zimbabweans on COS suffering in the UK: Part II
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Zimbabweans on COS suffering in the UK: Part II

Dr Masimba Mavaza Zimbabwean care workers are being tricked into coming to the UK by unscrupulous middlemen who withhold up to half their wages and force them to live in squalor. The scam, which plays on the acute shortages of nursing and care staff across Britain’s hospitals and care homes, has echoes of the debt…

How seasonal farm migrants to UK got caught in a debt trap
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How seasonal farm migrants to UK got caught in a debt trap

Migrant workers pick apples at a famr in Suckley, Britain, in October 2016. | Reuters When Raj heard British farmers were hiring seasonal workers from Nepal last year, he jumped at the chance to earn what he thought would be a sizeable income for his family. Having already worked in Malaysia and Saudi Arabia, the…

SMART Announces its 26th Survivor Conference
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SMART Announces its 26th Survivor Conference

EAST HAMPTON, N.Y., July 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — For over twenty-five years SMART has been providing information to survivors of ritual abuse and mind control.  https://ritualabuse.us SMART is proud to announce the speakers for our online August 19-20 conference. https://ritualabuse.us/smart-conference/ Wendy Hoffman ‘s topic “Artificially Rooted in the Natural” will discuss why recovery from criminal…

Review into former Vineyard leader alleges ‘patterns’ of ‘spiritual abuse’
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Review into former Vineyard leader alleges ‘patterns’ of ‘spiritual abuse’

Vineyard UK and the leadership of Causeway Coast Vineyard Church (CCV) have apologised after releasing preliminary findings into complaints relating to a former leader. The review was commissioned in February 2023 in response to complaints about pastor Alan Scott and is being carried out by Trusted HR Ltd. Trusted HR said it had “identified themes…

LISTEN: Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos on advocating for migrant farmworkers’ rights
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LISTEN: Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos on advocating for migrant farmworkers’ rights

Dr. Lisbeth Iglesias-Ríos joins the Agents of Change in Environmental Justice podcast to discuss why we must advocate for better workplace conditions for the people who grow our food.  Iglesias-Ríos, researcher at the University of Michigan and a co-investigator of the Michigan Farmworker Project, also talks about being raised by two strong women, her winding…

Organ Harvesting: Ohanaeze Meets British Envoy, Pleads Leniency For Ekweremadus
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Organ Harvesting: Ohanaeze Meets British Envoy, Pleads Leniency For Ekweremadus

Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has appealed to the British government for leniency for the jailed former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice. Ekweremadu and his wife, alongside a medical doctor, Obinna Obeta, were in May jailed by the United Kingdom (UK) over an organ trafficking plot. The UK court…