## Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’

Authored by theguardian.com

A few days later, out of the blue, she received an email from an undergraduate student at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

As the country’s oldest and wealthiest university, Harvard’s history is inextricable from the history of transatlantic slavery.

Currently more than 100 universities across the world are investigating their ties to slavery, the vast majority of which are in the US.

A small subset of the universities researching their ties to slavery – approximately five – have committed to conducting genealogical research and identifying living descendants.

The California state reparations taskforce published a 1,000-page report two years ago, and state legislators have been developing – and passing – reparations-related initiatives.

That year, the Guardian also launched an ongoing series called Cotton Capital, which explores the legacies of slavery globally.

When he started the research, Harvard had already identified the names of 70 people that had been enslaved with ties to the university. »

### Haitian immigrants in Wisconsin lose legal status, encouraged to self-deport immediately

Authored by wpr.org

The program admitted more than half a million people to the U.S. including a group of French-speaking Haitian immigrants in eastern Wisconsin.

Community organizers who have been working with this group of Haitian immigrants described them as hard-working, religious people with backgrounds in entrepreneurship, phlebotomy and education.

A supporter of Haitian immigrants in New London rallies outside of Tyson Foods on Apr. »

### UN urges ‘more help’ to Syrian gov’t for refugee return process

Authored by thenewregion.com

The UN refugee chief noted in an X post that Friday marked World Refugee Day, writing that "Syria today is where returning Syrians — given security, opportunities and support — can finally stop being refugees.".

The UNHCR estimates that there are still 13.5 million Syrians who are internally displaced within the country or scattered across the world.

Syrians began to flee their country in 2011 with the beginning of a civil war that saw the Assad government fight against myriad rebel groups. »

### Russia 'afraid to admit' scale of losses, trying to hide by dumping soldiers' bodies on Ukraine, Zelensky says

Authored by kyivindependent.com

According to Zelensky, Ukrainian authorities have confirmed that at least 20 of the bodies Russia returned as Ukrainian were actually Russian soldiers.

He also cited the case of a deceased Israeli citizen fighting on Russia's side, whom Moscow had passed off as a Ukrainian soldier.

Russia has continued to deny the scale of its losses, often inflating Ukrainian casualties and spreading false narratives. »

### Pakistan nominates Trump for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize

Authored by tribune.com.pk

The government has formally decided to recommend US President Donald Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, praising his decisive diplomatic intervention and leadership during the recent Pakistan-India standoff, according to an official statement released Friday.

Government of Pakistan Recommends President Donald J. Trump for 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.

The Government of Pakistan has decided to formally recommend President Donald J. Trump for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, in recognition of his decisive diplomatic intervention and pivotal… — Government of Pakistan (@GovtofPakistan) June 20, 2025. »

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