Philippines Over 1,500 turtles and tortoises found in suitcases at Manila airport More than a thousand live turtles have been found in suitcases at Manila airport in the Philippines, after being smuggled on a flight from Hong Kong. 05/03/2019
Italy Buy for €30, sell at €1,000: Italy police bust puppy trafficking ring Police said the gang illegally imported the puppies into Italy from “abusive farms” in Slovakia and sold them on as pets using falsified pedigree certificates. 07/02/2019
Italy Italian police bust puppy trafficking ring Italian authorities have raided a suspected international dog trafficking ring, moving the puppies from eastern Europe into Italy 20/11/2018
Spain Spanish police bust ‘black magic’ sex trafficking ring Fifteen young Brazilian transsexuals in the southeastern city of Murcia have been rescued from a sex trafficking ring, which forced them into prostitution through physical abuse and threats of black magic. 31/10/2018
Bosnia and Herzegovina Tensions rise and temperatures plunge for stranded migrants in Bosnia Tensions rise and temperatures plunge for stranded migrants in Bosnia. 31/10/2018
Niger EU policy failure & people trafficking in Niger Europe's attempts to buy off smugglers to prevent migrants crossing the Sahara isn't working, as Niger cracks down on the business of human smuggling reports euronews' Valerie Gauriat. 26/10/2018
Russia Woman ‘gives away’ newborn baby at Russian airport Police say the 25-year-old mother gave the newborn baby to a teacher she met online because she was unable to provide for her. 20/09/2018
View UK must do more to tackle sex slavery at home | View On World Day against Trafficking in Persons, it's clear the British government has a long way to go to end widespread sexual exploitation happening within its own borders, despite claiming to be a leader in the fight against modern slavery. 30/07/2018
Italy Children forced into ‘survival sex’ at Italy-France crossing, says NGO Children seeking to cross into France via northern Italy are being forced to sell sex in exchange for a safe crossing, food or a place to sleep, according to a new report by Save the Children Italy. 28/07/2018
world news €40 million worth of antiquities seized in European crackdown 25,000 Greek and Roman archaeological items worth over €40 million were seized. 05/07/2018
world news Wildlife trafficking bust uncovers polar bear carcasses, big cats The month-long operation codenamed “Thunderstorm” took place in May and resulted in 1,974 seizures and the identification of some 1,400 suspects. 20/06/2018
Insight 'They beat you everyday' - the migrants turning back from Libya Euronews has been to Niger, where many migrants are returning after facing tough conditions in neighbouring Libya 30/04/2018
world news Weinstein accused of sex trafficking Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is back in the news after a British actress filed a suit in New York against both Harvey and Bob Weinstein, accusing Harvey of sex trafficking. 28/11/2017
Romania In Romania, cigarette smuggling is a tough habit to quit Smuggling cigarettes is big business in Romania. 03/08/2017
Greece Migrant smuggling crackdown by Greek police Suspected people smugglers said to have hidden migrants in vehicles have been arrested in Greece. 05/05/2017
Italy Growing row in Italy over claims of NGOs colluding with smugglers There is growing controversy in Italy over claims that some NGOs involved in the rescue of migrants at sea have been colluding with Libyan people smugglers. 29/04/2017
world news Scores arrested in Interpol-led firearms operation 149 people have been arrested as part of a new Interpol-led operation targeting the illicit trafficking of weapons from countries in eastern Europe and the Balkans. 20/04/2017
Libya African slaves 'sold in Libyan car parks for $200' The United Nations’ migration agency says growing numbers of African migrants passing through Libya are being sold as slaves by traffickers or militia groups before being held for… 11/04/2017
India Sex trafficking victims are getting the best revenge A school dedicated to helping child prostitution victims become lawyers has opened in India. 06/04/2017
Germany Frontex boss criticises NGO rescue operations in Med NGOs react angrily to suggestions that their efforts to rescue migrants off the Libyan coast are encouraging smugglers 27/02/2017
Vatican Vatican invites China to organ trafficking summit The Vatican was forced to defend its decision to invite China to a conference on organ trafficking despite the country's murky recent-past regarding the issue 08/02/2017
Italy Italian police arrest three people for arms smuggling to Libya, Iran Three Italians have been arrested on suspicion of running an arms trafficking ring. 31/01/2017
world news "Females make up nearly three-quarters of trafficking victims" - United Nations Almost three quarters of victims of human trafficking worldwide are female. 22/12/2016
insiders Libya: a dead-end for migrants Caught in the Libya's instability and lawlessness, sub-Saharan migrants are exposed to abuse, violence and trafficking. 10/12/2016
insiders Cries for help from migrants trapped in Libya Five years after being plunged into instability after the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, Libya is a major crossroads of irregular immigration and is officially home to nearly 300,000… 09/12/2016
insiders In conversation with EU defence and security official Pedro Serrano Is there a way out for irregular migrants in Libya, or are they condemned to die there or perhaps at sea if they attempt the journey to Europe? 09/12/2016
