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Food crisis deteriorates rapidly, with African continent among hardest hit

In tonight's edition: Olympic champion Mo Farah has revealed he was trafficked to Britain as a child from Djibouti. The war in Ukraine has deepened a food emergency that is affecting a staggering 346 million people in parts of Africa. And communities in Niger are ramping up training in farming…

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British Olympian Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked to UK as a child, forced to work as servant

At just 9 years old, Mo Farah, who would go on to become first British track and field athlete to win four Olympic gold medals, was handed fake travel documents, shuttled onto a plane by a stranger, flown from his home in Djibouti to England and forced to work as…

Tribune News Service

Trafficking victims ‘fear being criminalised’ if they seek help

Charity workers hope Sir Mo Farah’s decision to reveal he was trafficked would encourage more victims to come forward

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Mo Farah: What would happen to a trafficked child in the UK today?

‘State of precariousness’ for child victims navigating complicated immigration procedures, experts say

The Independent UK

The Leader podcast: Mo Farah’s story and the reality of trafficking

Thirty years after being illegally trafficked into the UK under the wrong name, Sir Mo Farah has finally revealed the story of how he came to the country.

Evening Standard

Child slavery reports in the UK reach record levels as Sir Mo Farah speaks about his own trafficking experience.

Olympic gold medallist reveals he had been brought to the UK from Djibouti at the age of nine and forced to serve another family’s children

Wales Online

Mo Farah: Met Police assessing allegations Olympian was trafficked to UK as child

Met Police says specialist officers are assessing information on claims Olympian was forced to work as servant

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Police ‘assessing’ allegations Sir Mo Farah was trafficked to UK as child

Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi praised Sir Mo as a ‘truly inspirational’ role model after the revelations.

The Independent UK

British Olympian Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked as a child

In a new documentary, Farah says his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin and that he was from taken from the East African nation of Djibouti.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mo Farah says he was trafficked to the U.K. and forced into child labor

"Most people know me as Mo Farah, but it's not my name — or, it's not the reality," Olympic gold medalist Mo Farah said, in a clip from an upcoming documentary.

WEKU

Sir Mo Farah comes 'face to face' with the 'real' Mo Farah after revealing true identity

Olympic champion Mo Farah has revealed he was trafficked to the UK from Somalia using another child's name in a new BBC documentary which will air this week

Daily Mirror

The Real Mo Farah: When is the BBC documentary being aired?

Sir Mo Farah, 39, will share the truth about his past being trafficked to the UK from Somaliland at the age of nine. The documentary on BBC One follows him as he journeys into his past.

Manchester Evening News

Sir Mo Farah hailed 'truly inspirational' by politicians after revealing true identity

Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah has been inundated with support from the public after bravely discussing his harrowing childhood in which he was smuggled into the UK aged nine

Daily Mirror

ITV Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid horrified by expert's Sir Mo Farah fact after he speaks out

The athlete made the shock revelation that he was brought into the UK illegally under the name of another child.

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Evening Standard

Mo Farah wins praise after ‘heart-breaking’ child trafficking tale

The true account of the Olympian’s journey to Britain is revealed in new documentary, The Real Mo Farah

Evening Standard

As a child refugee from Somaliland, I know Sir Mo’s agony all too well

Sir Mo Farah and I have a lot in common. We were both born in Somaliland. And we both lost half of our family members during The Isaaq genocide. But unlike Mo, who has just revealed that his real name is Hussein, I was holding my mum’s hand when I…

The Guardian - UK

Mo Farah praised as ‘truly great Briton’ after revealing he was trafficked into UK

Olympian hailed as inspirational figure after revealing he was trafficked and forced into domestic servitude

Evening Standard

What is Olympian Sir Mo Farah’s real name and where is he from?

His story will be told in a new documentary by the BBC and Red Bull Studios.

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Daily Mirror

Real Mo Farah: What is modern slavery and the signs of human trafficking?

British Olympic athlete Mo Farah has revealed that he became a victim of human trafficking and modern slavery at just nine years-old - here’s what modern slavery is

Daily Mirror

Young Mo Farah was saved by hero PE teacher after being trafficked to UK illegally

Olympic champion Mo Farah opened up on being trafficked to the UK illegally and how his PE teacher played a significant role on his journey to become a long distance runner

The Independent UK

Sir Mo Farah hailed as ‘truly inspirational’ after revelatory documentary

London Mayor Sadiq Khan described Sir Mo as a ‘truly great Briton’ after the Olympic champion revealed he was trafficked into the UK as a child.

Daily Mirror

Inside Mo Farah's harrowing childhood as a servant after he was trafficked to UK

Sir Mo Farah - who made history by winning the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medals - battled a tough childhood after being illegally smuggled into the UK aged nine

Asharq Al-Awsat

Mo Farah Says He Was Victim of Child Trafficking

Multiple Olympic and world champion Mo Farah was brought to Britain from Djibouti at the age of nine and was forced to do housework and childcare in exchange for food, he told the BBC. The 39-year-old Briton, who was born in Somalia, added his name had been changed to Mohamed…

Al Jazeera

Olympian Mo Farah was trafficked to UK, forced into child labour

The gold medallist has spoken publicly for first time about being brought to UK and forced to work as a child servant.

Daily Mirror

GMB's Susanna Reid horrified as expert reveals thousands have same story as Mo Farah

Good Morning Britain presenter Susanna Reid was left horrified when an expert revealed on the ITV show that there are likely to be thousands of kids who have the same story as Sir Mo Farah, and were trafficked as a child

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