United Kingdom

London police arrest 20 people in large human trafficking bust

Police in the UK have arrested 20 people on suspicion of human trafficking and modern slavery following an invesitgation in London.

5 December 2019

Vietnam

Vietnam mourns 39 who died trying to make it to Britain

Mourning ceremonies have been held in Vietnam for the 39 people who suffocated in a truck while attempting to make an illegal trip to Britain.

30 November 2019

Vietnam

Essex lorry: Funerals begin as remains of 16 victims return to Vietnam

The remains of 16 people who died in the back of a lorry container in Essex have arrived in Vietnam.

27 November 2019

Greece

Police find 41 migrants inside refrigerated truck in northern Greece

Police in northern Greece have discovered dozens of migrants hiding in a refrigerated truck outside the town of Xanthi.

4 November 2019

Vietnam

Vietnam arrests eight people in connection with Essex truck deaths

Vietnamese authorities have arrested eight people in connection with the deaths of 39 people who were found in the back of a truck container in Essex.

4 November 2019

United Kingdom

New arrest over UK truck deaths after claims Vietnamese among victims

Police have made a fourth arrest over the discovery of 39 bodies in a truck in Essex, but have yet to comment on claims by worried families that Vietnamese citizens are among the dead.

25 October 2019

Pakistan

Pakistani girls trafficked to China 'exaggerated' stories: Pakistan FM

In an interview with Euronews, Pakistan's Foreign Minister said reports that Pakistani Christian children were being trafficked into China were stories "planted" to cause friction between the two countries.

25 June 2019

USA

U.S. man fatally shot at border believed to have been smuggling Chinese men

The two men were found in the back of the suspect's truck after the shooting at the San Ysidro Port of Entry.

6 June 2019

United Kingdom

British soldier killed by elephant during anti-poaching operation

“He was a determined and big-hearted who devoted his life to serving his country."

7 May 2019

Europe News

The Brief from Brussels: Facing jail for saving lives

Top stories of the day from Brussels

9 April 2019

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.

5 March 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.

7 February 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 November 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 October 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 October 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 October 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 September 2018

United Kingdom

Euroviews. 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 July 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 July 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.

5 July 2018