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.

25/12/2023

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.

15/12/2023

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.

29/11/2023

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.

28/11/2023

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.

07/10/2023

France

Four drug traffickers in Marseille tried for torturing a child dealer

"They treated me worse than an animal," said the young man who was beaten, burnt, and forced to snort cocaine by drug traffickers.

08/09/2023

Romania

Infamous influencer Andrew Tate appeals house arrest in Romania

Andrew Tate, the infamous social media influencer charged with rape, human trafficking, and forming a criminal gang to sexually exploit women, has appealed against a court's decision to keep him and his brother under house arrest.

01/08/2023

World News

Controversial influencer Andrew Tate appears in Romanian court

The British-American former boxer has been indicted in Romania for organising a criminal group, human trafficking and rape.

20/06/2023

Belgium

Interpol is seeking public's help in European cold case murders

Interpol has launched “Operation Identify Me” to identify the remains of 22 women found in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.

10/05/2023

United Kingdom

'Culture of fear': Britain's growing slavery problem

Figures show only 29% of organisations are submitting a modern slavery statement as required by law.

10/04/2023

Romania

Euroviews. The Andrew Tate case shows we must find a way to confront woman-haters

Scholars and activists have warned everyone for a long time about the deeply ingrained misogyny of the radical right and an increasing "manosphere" that encourages resentment and hatred towards women and girls, Oana Băluţă writes.

20/02/2023

Austria

UN concerns over reporting of human trafficking and other crimes

The United Nations says a decrease in the reported numbers of human trafficking and other crimes is in reality masking a much bigger problem

24/01/2023