The 300 years the most powerful nations honest group richer and strong on the profits of the slave trade over 12000000 men women and children will also be transported from africa on slave ships like this to the colonies and plantations in north and south America Today slavery is illegal in every country on the planet but the truth is slavery did not die in the 19th century it is a life that is thriving and it is bigger than ever. Throughout the 350 years of the Transatlantic Slave Trade more than a 3rd of the 12000000 slaves transported from africa was shipped to brazil. 123 years ago brazil became the last country in the americas to abolish slavery. 15 years ago brazil adopted an Innovative Program to eradicates modern slavery. Yet today in one of the fastest rising global economies up to a quarter of a 1000000 men and women are enslaved in brazil. It can not but articulate about it another that theyre all but equal cept soaking. Theyre all going to also wont. Mark of. Real knowledge
Across the break to save the soul of beirut we visit the historic neighborhoods in the lebanese capital devastated by the port explosion. Another day of bleak reports from around the world as the coronavirus pandemic rages on india is still struggling to bring it under control the number of deaths there has now passed 50000. 00 its the 3rd worst affected country with more than 2 and a half 1000000 people infected is having a devastating economic effect japans economy has shrunk needs 7. 8 in the last quarter and the outbreak has forced new zealands Prime Minister to postpone next months general election the country has seen a resurgence of cases there after boasting for 3 months without any infections. Over mourn situation in india lets speak to elizabeth purana she joins us now from new delhi and this is the launch number of deaths in india crossing the 50000 mark but how accurate all these numbers given the road to be the number of tests and the type of tests being conducted. Hi laur
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After the rescue. Hello and welcome to rewind and kimmel centenarian here on rewind we delve deep into the aljazeera documentary archive to bring you some of the best and most influential programs of the past decade as well as news of how the stories are moved on since jerusalem it is a holy city to all 3 major abrahamic religions jews muslims and christians that coexisted within its walls for centuries but it is only the jews who lay claim to it as their exclusive capital and that is a position thats been given added force since donald trump came to power in the United States and in the face of International Law recognize the city as israels capital as well as announcing he would relocate the u. S. Embassy there from tel aviv and in recent decades israeli settlements have been springing up in East Jerusalem previously recognized as palestinian it is a process that has been developing for many decades but in 2009 Jackie Rowland went to the front line of what can only be described as a
Current affairs. Hello and welcome to rewind and camel santa maria here in rewind we delve deep into the aljazeera documentary archive to bring you some of the best and most influential programs of the past decade as well as news of how the stories of moved on since jerusalem it is a holy city to all 3 major abrahamic religions jews muslims and christians that coexisted within its walls for centuries but it is only the jews who lay claim to it as their exclusive capital and that is a position thats been given added force since donald trump came to power in the United States and in the face of International Law recognize the city as israels capital as well as announcing he would relocate the u. S. Embassy there in tel aviv and in recent decades israeli settlements have been springing up in East Jerusalem previously recognized as palestinian it is a process that has been developing for many decades but in 2009 Jackie Rowland went to the front line of what can only be described as a battl