All news on the topic: Human trafficking
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Cambodia’s interior minister hires Trump-linked lawyer as US targets global scam networks
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sar Sokha was previously included in draft U.S. legislation to create an anti-cyber-scam task force. His name was removed, but he’s hired a D.C. lawyer anyway.
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US hits Prince Group with sweeping sanctions over cyber scam and forced labour claims
The U.S. Treasury Department announced extensive sanctions against the Prince Group, a Cambodian conglomerate reportedly involved in criminal cyber-scams. The Prince Group has denied the allegations.
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“Britain’s first gay dad” Barrie Drewitt-Barlow charged with 18 more offences including rape and child exploitation
One of “Britain’s first gay dads” and his husband have been charged with 18 more offenses including rape and paying for sexual services of a child.
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Jaskirat Singh jailed over £185,000 migrant-smuggling operation to France
An Indian man who admitted smuggling migrants from the UK to France in the back of trucks has been jailed for more than five years by a court in south-east England.
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Escort manager who worked with Arab princes and sheikhs vanishes without trace in the Middle East
Panic has reportedly spread through the escort world after a model and manager named Alina, who is said to have worked with an Omani prince and sheikhs from the UAE, mysteriously disappeared.
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Small boat smugglers jailed after steering packed migrant dinghies across Channel
Two small boat smugglers who steered packed migrant dinghies across the Channel have been jailed for endangering lives under a new law.
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Al Fayed survivors demand trafficking probe into Harrods abuse network
Yorkshire council orders £1.05m woodland holiday homes torn down after illegal build.
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Andrew Tate’s Moscow arrival sparks fury from British women accusing him of rape
Lawyer for British women criticizes ‘extraordinary spectacle’ of Tate’s arrival in Moscow.
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Andrew Tate given red-carpet reception in Moscow despite human trafficking charges in Romania
Despite criminal cases in the West, he was given a grand reception in the Russian capital
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Fake World Cup jobs flood social media as North America issues cross-border trafficking alerts
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup less than two weeks away, authorities across North America are raising alarms over a surge in fraudulent job offers linked to the tournament
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Seven Afghan migrants charged with rape and child sex abuse in Norwich grooming gang case
Seven Afghan men who were part of an alleged grooming gang have been charged with 40 sexual offences including rape and child sex abuse.
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Britain’s first gay surrogate father charged with rape and human trafficking offences
One of Britain’s first gay surrogate parents has been charged with human trafficking for sexual exploitation and rape following an investigation by Essex Police.
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Britain targets Russian drone supply chains with sweeping new sanctions
London announced sanctions on 35 new targets to block the supply of restricted components to Russian drone factories.
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Hong Kong moves to freeze assets in crackdown on Prince Group crime network
Hong Kong’s Department of Justice applied to the High Court yesterday for a “restraint order” against entities and individuals allegedly linked to Cambodia’s Prince Group, which the U.S. has labeled a “Transnational Criminal Organization.”
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US sanctions Cambodian tycoon over ‘scam compounds’ and trafficking network
A major figure in Cambodia’s ruling party and business sector has been sanctioned by the U.S.
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Mercenary drone network blamed for aiding RSF in one of Sudan war’s worst episodes
A network of Colombian mercenaries backed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) provided critical support to Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) enabling it to capture the western city of el-Fasher last year, a new report says.
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Senior Prince Group figure tied to sanctioned firms snapped up luxury Tokyo home before crackdown
Chen Bo was listed as an officer in nine sanctioned Prince Group companies. He purchased a Tokyo property just before the U.S. and U.K. imposed sanctions.
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Killing of Iraqi women’s rights leader sparks fear as activists warn of campaign to silence them
In early March, two unidentified gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on Iraq’s most notable women’s rights activist, Yanar Mohammed, as she stood outside her home in the north of the capital, Baghdad.
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Six arrested as Spain and Portugal dismantle cross-border labour trafficking network
Police in Spain and Portugal have arrested six people during an operation that dismantled an international human trafficking network.
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From phishing to crypto theft: how one site fueled global scams
Dutch police arrested eight men on suspicion of identity fraud, forgery and cybercrime this week in connection with a multi-million-dollar fake ID platform.
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Romanian court lifts all pre-trial restrictions on Andrew and Tristan Tate
A Romanian court has lifted all preventive judicial control measures, including mandatory police check-ins, against internet personality Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, according to The Telegraph.
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Cambodia casinos linked to torture and trafficking compounds, Amnesty investigation finds
A new investigation by Amnesty International reveals that a dozen casinos in Cambodia are directly connected to scamming compounds.
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Trafficking mastermind held over brutal migrant network of torture, rape and extortion
Ethiopian authorities have arrested the suspected mastermind behind a sprawling human trafficking network accused of smuggling thousands of migrants and subjecting them to severe violence and extortion en route to Europe.
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Legal relief in Romania: how Andrew Tate and Tristan Tate had all judicial control measures lifted amid ongoing human trafficking investigations
Andrew Tate and his brother Tristan will no longer have to check in with Romanian police, despite still being under investigation for human trafficking.
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Inside the mystery of Timor-Leste’s ‘crypto paradise’ as alleged ties to sanctioned Prince Group figures emerge
Guests were enticed with the promise of luxury villas overlooking aquamarine seas.
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