HISTORICAL FACTS: 111 | History Defined

Unesco planning virtual museum of stolen cultural artefacts

Project aims to raise awareness of trafficking and the relationship between artefacts and communities

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023

Biden administration is resuming deportation flights for Venezuelan migrants as arrivals grow

Repatriation flights could begin shortly. An official said the deportations are ‘strict consequences’ the administration is pairing with expansion of pathways for migrants.

Chicago Sun-Times · Oct 6, 2023

US officials to meet with counterparts in Mexico on drugs, arms trafficking and migration

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is leading a U.S. delegation to Mexico on Wednesday to discuss shared security issues, including trafficking of the synthetic opioid fentanyl, arms trafficking and soaring migration

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

Abercrombie & Fitch’s former CEO accused of exploiting young men for sex

One lawyer said the allegations could be sufficient to bring sex trafficking charges against Mike Jeffries, who led the fashion brand A&F for two decades.

Fortune · Oct 3, 2023

Ex-Abercrombie & Fitch CEO accused of exploiting young men for sex

Eight men say they attended events hosted by Mr Jeffries and his partner, with some of them claiming they were exploited or abused

The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023

Police arrest doctor ‘behind 300 illegal organ transplants’ in Pakistan

Police have arrested eight members of an organ trafficking ring in northeastern Pakistan.

Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2023

Scots Government agency 'aware' of trafficking allegations against millionaire donor

A SCOTTISH agency have said they are “aware” of sex trafficking allegations against a multi-millionaire donor...

The National (Scotland) · Oct 2, 2023

Vehicle checks intensified to crack down on drug trafficking in Kozhikode

Intensified checks on highways by DANSAF & crime squads to crack down on inter-State/district drug traffickers. Fake stickers used to mislead checking squads. No exemptions for family members. Surveillance cameras to track fake/manipulated numbers. Inter-State trucks under scanner of highway patrol squads. Flash inspections to impound suspicious goods. Local police…

The Hindu · Oct 1, 2023

Chennai top node in tortoise trafficking network, says study

A study titled From pets to plates, published in the September edition of Oryx, The International Journal of Conservation, found that trafficking of soft-shell turtles for meat was predominantly domestic in nature, with the international trafficking of the reptile from or to India almost restricted to Bangladesh. 

The Hindu · Sep 30, 2023

Paradise prison: How 107 Bangladeshis became enslaved on a Pacific island

Instead of legitimate jobs, 107 men from Bangladesh became slaves in Vanuatu working under the threat of harm, death.

Al Jazeera · Sep 30, 2023