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USA

Florida opens criminal investigation into Andrew and Tristan Tate

The Tate brothers flew to Florida last week from Romania where they were facing rape and trafficking charges.

Romania

Controversial Tate brothers leave Romania on US-bound flight

The brothers, who are accused of a series of alleged crimes including human trafficking and rape, are travelling to America soon after the Trump administration spoke to the Romanian authorities about their case.

Romania

Romanians puzzled by Trump allies' sudden interest in their politics

The inner circle of US President Donald Trump has recently become vocal on Romanian politics, now showing interest in the case of the Tate brothers.

Europe News

UK police can seize €3.1m in unpaid tax from Tate brothers, court says

Andrew, 38, and his younger brother Tristan, 36, face prosecution in both Romania and the UK for human trafficking and other alleged crimes.

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Cambodia

Cambodia cracks down on surrogacy as international demand remains high

Once a hub for affordable surrogacy following restrictions in neighbouring countries, Cambodia is trying to curb the practice because of human trafficking concerns.

Culture news

New play about modern slavery that still celebrates Sudan

Euronews Culture sat down with director Caroline Clegg and actor Mohand Hasb Alrosol Abdalrahem to discuss 'Slave: A Question of Freedom', a bracing play about a real experience of modern slavery that is set to tour the UK.

Libya

Libya detain militia leader over killing of wanted human trafficker

Abdel-Rahman Milad, a former leader of Libya's coastguard who was accused by the UN of running a trafficking organisation, was shot dead in Tripoli.

Europe News

Ylva Johansson: 'Impunity is over' for human trafficking

The outgoing European Commissioner for Home Affairs said that human trafficking should be a crime in the whole of the European Union.

Tech News

Meta's lawyers ask judge to dismiss human trafficking lawsuit

The lawsuit alleges Meta's executives failed to address human trafficking on their social media platforms.

Spain

Spanish authorities arrest human trafficking ring, freeing 21 victims

Leaders of the criminal network will face charges of human trafficking for labour exploitation, forgery and identity theft.

Belarus

Belarus accused of illegally transferring Ukrainian children

Ukraine and Belarus’ opposition party have claimed that the Belarusian government is sending children from occupied Ukraine for training with the army

France

Plane stuck in France for trafficking probe departed for India

A charter plane grounded in France for a human trafficking investigation took off for India, after an exceptional holiday ordeal that left some 300 Indians en route for Central America blocked inside a rural French airport for four days.

United Kingdom

Eastern European women and children trafficked to shoplift in the UK

Organised criminal gangs have been found trafficking women and children in the UK for large-scale shoplifting, exacerbating an alarming surge in retail crime, while a grim reality of human trafficking unfolds.

France

French police arrest yoga guru accused of sexual exploitation

Gregorian Bivolaru is also wanted for arrest by Interpol for alleged aggravated trafficking in human beings.

Europe News

Migrant smugglers to face up to 15 years in prison under new EU rules

The European Commission is seeking to toughen penalties for human traffickers as the bloc struggles to bring down the number of migrants lured in by networks of smugglers.

World News

New commission set to tackle rising human slavery in Europe - and beyond

Headed up by former British prime minister Theresa May, the Global Commission for Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking seeks to eradicate the ever-increasing issue by 2030.