Human trafficking

Corruption 10/29/22, 16:19

On October 27, a report, "Made in China: China's Role in Transnational Crime and Illicit Financial Flows," was presented by the U.S. think tank Global Financial Integrity. Their research concludes that criminal groups work alongside the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in the transnational trade of drug trafficking, human and animal ...

Morality 08/29/22, 13:32

Early in 2022, a woman only known as Yang, was held against her will and forced to give birth to 8 children in Feng County, Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China attracted a lot of attention. The poor woman was kidnapped, forced to give birth to eight children and chained and left ...

Human Rights 05/01/22, 01:51

Human smugglers are offering money to teenagers on apps like TikTok and Instagram to move migrants from Mexico entering the U.S. by road to larger cities, investigators say, Fox News reported.  Texas Department of Public Safety officer Christopher Olivarez is the one who spoke about the strategy being implemented by these smuggling ...

U.S. 04/18/22, 17:17

Mexican cartels are using drones to carry out drug trafficking in the U.S. and evade police control, according to a report by Judicial Watch on April 12.  A senior U.S. Homeland Security official revealed that Mexican cartels have conducted more than 9,000 drone flights over the U.S. in 2021 to monitor the movements ...

U.S. 03/19/22, 06:57

Disney employees were arrested during an undercover human trafficking sting known as "Operation March Sadness 2," which began on March 8 and lasted six days, which ended with the arrest of more than 100 people in Florida.  The raid netted 108 people, including a retired Illinois judge and four Disney employees, ...

Human Rights 02/11/22, 09:02

Former lieutenant colonel of the Chinese Navy Command, Yao Cheng, joined a public service organization in 2010 to defend the rights of trafficked women and minors.  During the time, they had witnessed many harrowing stories relating to the treatment of victims in Xuzhou city of the coastal Jiangsu province in China. Speaking ...

Insights 02/08/22, 17:44

Han Song, a Chinese science fiction writer and external director of the official Xinhua News Agency, expressed his concern about the recent hot issue of "mother of eight children" on his Weibo account in the last two days. He posted on Weibo on February 6th, saying he is not concerned about ...

New York 12/21/21, 15:32

The FBI dismantled two human trafficking rings operating in New York with the protection of a police officer who brought girls and women from Mexico with the promise of a better life to eventually prostitute them. According to the FBI press release issued on Dec. 14, a Brooklyn federal court indicted ...

U.S. 12/20/21, 15:30

A group of House representatives sent a letter last Friday, Dec. 17, to Facebook's CEO questioning how the company manages to successfully censor conservative views while, at the same time, human traffickers post ads on its platform to deceive those who wish to illegally enter the United States. Congressman Michael Cloud, ...

Inspired Stories 12/16/21, 16:44

After noticing something was wrong with a child passenger on her Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to San Francisco, flight attendant Shelia Fredrick finally saved the young girl from human trafficking.Back in 2011, Shelia Fredrick, then 49, recalled the encounter on the flight."Something in the back of my mind said ...

Europe 12/09/21, 02:23

The German federal police carried out an operation on Dec. 8, 2021, where they arrested ten out of twenty individuals accused of trafficking people who were recruited through employment agencies and sold to logistics companies. German federal police, in conjunction with customs officials and a special anti-terrorism unit, raided several locations ...

U.S. 10/18/21, 16:26

DC Comics is changing Superman's motto after spending more than 80 years championing "Truth, Justice and the American Way." Moving forward the 'Man of Steel' will only act on "global storylines." "Superman’s new motto of ‘Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow’ will better reflect the global storylines that we are telling ...

U.S. 10/06/21, 16:19

A statewide anti-human trafficking operation that occurred in Ohio last week, described as the largest in the state, ended with more than 100 individuals arrested, including a firefighter, a university professor, and a Cleveland city councilman, USA Today reported. Last Monday, Oct. 4, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced the arrest of ...

Middle East 09/05/21, 20:27

Human trafficking concerns are growing after some male Afghan evacuees were suspected of bringing underage brides into the Land of the Free. A Wisconsin army base reported a rising number of older men accompanying minor females who turned out to be their wives. Some Afghan girls complained the older men they ...

U.S. 08/29/21, 15:45

On Friday, August 27, Missouri authorities announced an official crackdown on a multi-state human trafficking network, arresting more than a hundred individuals.  Terminating the operation, officials detained 102 individuals and rescued up to 47 victims, including sex workers and two minors.  According to state Attorney General Eric Schmitt in a statement, the ...

Tech 08/24/21, 21:07

People smuggling rings resort to paid online advertising to entice pregnant women and mothers of young children to unlawfully enter the United States. Human traffickers linked to cartels in Mexico and Central America have sponsored Facebook ads, and used WhatsApp commercial accounts, to recruit new migrant customers. Vice News reported smugglers recently ...

China 07/06/21, 15:18

France's National Anti-Terrorist Prosecutor's Office (PNAT) opened a criminal investigation for 'crimes against humanity' against four clothing manufacturing companies including Spanish brand Zara and Japanese brand Uniqlo for using slave labor from Xinjiang province. The criminal investigation was opened in April by the Crimes Against Humanity Unit of the National Anti-Terrorism ...

News 06/28/21, 23:22

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-Tex.) announced that he will close all facilities used by the federal government to house illegal immigrants. He requested on more than one occasion that Biden administration officials solve the problems created by open borders. Among other things has been the increase in drug trafficking and human ...

Opinion 05/12/21, 02:41

Military veterans warn the nation is in serious and immediate danger, and America must do everything in its power to avoid disaster. More than 120 retired generals and admirals have declared an ideological war between constitutional freedom and liberty versus socialism and marxism. "Our nation is in deep peril," they said in ...

World 05/04/21, 20:08

The soap opera called the Ever Given seems far from over. The 400-meter-long mega-ship that secured itself into the media limelight in March remains impounded in Egypt with 20,000 containers and its entire crew on board. More than a month after the ship's release, many are asking, "What's going on?" As we know, ...