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Nigeria's Rivers state police free 15 children abducted for trafficking

Police in Nigeria's Rivers state rescued 15 children who were abducted in order to be trafficked, police said in a statement on Tuesday.

Reuters

Journalist killed on Paraguay's violent border with Brazil

A journalist was murdered on Paraguay's violent border with Brazil on Tuesday, the latest episode of violence in a region increasingly besieged by drug trafficking and gang disputes.

Reuters

Report: 76ers Signing Montrezl Harrell to Two-Year Deal

His felony marijuana trafficking charge in Kentucky has been reduced to a misdemeanor possession charge.

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Iran sentences 2 women said to be LGBT activists to death

DUBAI: Two women have been sentenced to death in Iran on charges of "corruption on earth" and human trafficking over the last few days, Iran's official IRNA news agency reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina arrives in India on four-day visit

The Hindu

Shamima Begum: Canada would back Islamic State ‘trafficking’ inquiry

Pressure mounts for independent investigation into alleged smuggling of British schoolgirl into Syria by Canadian agent in 2015

The Guardian - UK

Refugees terrified as Patel's Rwanda flights may start by Christmas, campaigners warn

There are fears for the mental health of asylum seekers who could be sent away. Many refugees have fled conflict in their countries and may be victims of trafficking or torture

Daily Mirror

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Shamima Begum’s is a story of trafficking, betrayal and now, it seems, a state cover-up

Allegations that her smuggler was a spy cast an entirely new light on the Home Office’s decision to strip Begum of her citizenship, says author Azadeh Moaveni

The Guardian - UK

Taiwan indicts nine in Cambodian boiler room case

Taiwanese prosecutors on Friday indicted nine suspects on human trafficking charges for allegedly luring 88 people to Cambodia to toil in online scam syndicates that have become a regional scourge.

Bangkok Post

Colombia to give properties confiscated from drug groups to farmers, women

Colombia will give properties confiscated from drug trafficking groups and valued at some $4.9 billion to farmers, women's organizations, youth collectives and universities, leftist President Gustavo Petro said on Thursday.

Reuters

Seven States cold to Centre’s crime portal

Cri-MAC was launched to disseminate info on significant crimes, including human trafficking, across the country

The Hindu

Rwanda flight migrants ‘include victims of torture and human trafficking’

Out of the 17 people that doctors conducted clinical assessments for, 14 showed evidence of having been tortured and six were survivors of trafficking

The Independent UK

Alleged woman drug dealer extradited to WA

A woman accused of trafficking hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of illegal drugs from NSW and Victoria is scheduled to face court in Western Australia.

AAP

Beating scams, trafficking no easy task

This region has been in the news in recent weeks in regard to online scams and human trafficking, compounded by other forms of exploitation such as forced labour and forced criminality.

Bangkok Post

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The Guardian - UK

Should Shamima Begum be allowed to return to the UK to argue her case?

A new book says Met police knew she was helped to join IS by a Canadian spy, reinforcing concerns she was victim of trafficking

Bangkok Post

Abused maid files further complaints

A former maid who was allegedly abused by a police corporal filed additional complaints on Tuesday against a brother of a local politician for human trafficking and forced labour.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Reality of overseas organ transplants / Trafficking worries mean recipients rejected by medical institutions

Some recipients of organ transplants abroad were refused medical examinations or regular visits to hospitals in Japan, contrary to explanations they had received from a Tokyo-based nonprofit organization that facilitated the surgeries, The Yomiuri Shimbun has learned.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Iran Sentences 2 Swedes to Prison Terms over Drugs

Iran sentenced two Swedish citizens to multiyear prison terms on charges of drug smuggling, the judiciary announced on Tuesday, the latest in a string of cases heightening tensions between the Iranian Republic and the Nordic nation. Iran's hardline judiciary handed down a five-year sentence and fine of roughly $34,000 to…

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The Guardian - UK

Home Office accused of deliberately leaving anti-slavery post unfilled

Exclusive: This week marks four months with no independent commissioner, creating a ‘vacuum’ of oversight, say campaigners

360info

Foreign women bear the brunt of Malaysia’s harsh drug laws

Malaysia’s strict drug trafficking laws see foreign women disproportionately put on death row.

The Independent UK

Man arrested in prostitution sting after he leaves sleeping wife to meet sex worker during honeymoon

The newlywed is just one of at least 360 suspects arrested by the human trafficking squad since June 2021 in a crackdown on trafficking and prostitution including of minors

The Conversation

Nigeria's efforts to help victims of trafficking are failing. We found out why

Most countries have anti-trafficking laws, policies and programmes to prevent human trafficking. There are also international treaties to address the problem. Yet it’s still thriving.

Bangkok Post

Hong Konger 'kidnapped' in Thailand by SE Asia scam ring pleads for help

Anti-trafficking campaigners in Hong Kong played a harrowing recording on Wednesday of a resident testifying that he has been kidnapped and forced to work for online scam syndicates in Myanmar.

Bangkok Post

Armed drug suspects flee arrest, wound policeman

KHON KAEN: Police were hunting six drug trafficking suspects who shot and wounded a policeman while fleeing arrest in Khon Kaen on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Trump acolyte Matt Gaetz wins Florida primary despite criticism and sex trafficking investigation

The three-term Florida Republican is one of Mr Trump’s biggest defenders and fended off a challenge from his right

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