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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

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

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 · Jul 12, 2022

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 · Jul 12, 2022

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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.

Evening Standard · Jul 12, 2022

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

Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2022

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.

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

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…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jul 12, 2022

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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.

Al Jazeera · Jul 12, 2022

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ABC News · Jul 12, 2022

Home Office say no action will be taken against Sir Mo Farah after he shares true identity

The Home Office have stated 'no action' will be taken against Sir Mo Farah after he revealed he is an illegal immigrant who was smuggled into the UK aged nine

Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2022

Mo Farah 'really proud' of documentary revealing he was trafficked as a child

SIR Mo Farah says he is “really proud” of a new BBC documentary in which he has revealed he was brought into the UK illegally under the name…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 12, 2022

What Mo Farah said about arrival to UK in 2013 autobiography after revealing true story

Sir Mo Farah says in an astounding revelation during the BBCdocumentary that he is an illegal immigrant who was smuggled into the UK by traffickers at the age of nine

Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2022

'Mo Farah is not my name or the reality': Olympic champion trafficked as a child

SIR Mo Farah has revealed in a BBC documentary that he was brought into the UK illegally under the name of another child.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 12, 2022

Olympic champion Sir Mo Farah reveals he was brought into UK illegally under name of another child

In a BBC documentary, due to be screened on Wednesday, the athlete recalled going through a UK passport check under the guise of Mohamed at the age of nine

Chronicle Live · Jul 12, 2022

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France 24 · Jul 12, 2022

Olympic great Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked to UK at age 9, forced to be child servant

Olympic great Mo Farah was illegally trafficked to Britain at the age of nine from Djibouti and forced to work as a child servant, he has revealed, saying his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin.

Daily Mirror · Jul 12, 2022

Sir Mo Farah's real family - who they are and who was the actual Mohamed Farah

Sir Mo Farah opens up during a BBC documentary - The Real Mo Farah - where the four-time Olympic gold medallist speaks about the 30-year secret he had been running away from

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

Mo Farah says he was taken to UK using another child's name

Four-time Olympic champion Mo Farah has disclosed he was brought into Britain illegally from Djibouti under the name of another child

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2022

Sir Mo Farah ‘really proud’ of new revelatory documentary about his past

The four-time Olympic champion said the film, titled The Real Mo Farah, enabled him to ‘address and learn more’ about his journey to Britain.

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ABC News · Jul 11, 2022

Sir Mo Farah reveals he was illegally trafficked to the UK as a child and forced to work as a domestic servant

Britain's most successful track athlete said he was flown to the United Kingdom from Djibouti, aged nine, and given a new name by a woman he had never met.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 11, 2022

Sir Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked into the UK using another child’s name

Four-time Olympic champion made revelation in documentary, adding: ‘The real story is I was born in Somaliland as Hussein Abdi Kahin’

The Hindu · Jul 11, 2022

Former Olympic champion Mo Farah reveals real identity

The 39-year-old, whose father was killed in Somalia when he was four, said his real name is Hussein Abdi Kahin and claimed he was made to look after another family’s children in Britain

Daily Record · Jul 11, 2022

Sir Mo Farah was illegally trafficked into the UK under false name as Olympic legend reveals birth name

Sir Mo Farah revealed his father was killed in the Somalia civil war and he was separated from his mum before being illegally trafficked to the UK.

Liverpool Echo · Jul 11, 2022

Sir Mo Farah was brought to UK illegally and worked as 'servant'

Sir Mo's wife realised there were "lots of missing pieces to his story"

Wales Online · Jul 11, 2022

Sir Mo Farah reveals he was brought into the UK illegally aged nine under another child's name

The Olympic champion reveals all in a new TV documentary

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2022

Sir Mo Farah reveals he was illegally trafficked to UK as a child and discloses real name

The four-time Olympic champion makes the revelations in a BBC documentary released this week titled The Real Mo Farah

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