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Global Human Trafficking Cases Surge 25% in 2022
The UN reported a 25% rise in global human trafficking victims in 2022, reaching nearly 70,000, largely due to conflicts, climate disasters, and global crises, with organized crime as the main culprit; children accounted for 38% of victims.
Global Human Trafficking Cases Surge 25% in 2022
The UN reported a 25% rise in global human trafficking victims in 2022, reaching nearly 70,000, largely due to conflicts, climate disasters, and global crises, with organized crime as the main culprit; children accounted for 38% of victims.
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20% Bias Score
Germany-UK Crackdown on Human Smuggling Ring Highlights Policy Implications
A major crackdown in Germany dismantled an Iraqi-Kurdish smuggling ring using substandard boats to traffic refugees across the English Channel to the UK, prompting increased UK-Germany cooperation and highlighting unintended consequences of stricter migration policies.
Germany-UK Crackdown on Human Smuggling Ring Highlights Policy Implications
A major crackdown in Germany dismantled an Iraqi-Kurdish smuggling ring using substandard boats to traffic refugees across the English Channel to the UK, prompting increased UK-Germany cooperation and highlighting unintended consequences of stricter migration policies.
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44% Bias Score
Polygamist Leader Sentenced to 50 Years for Sex Crimes Against Underage Girls
Samuel Bateman, a 48-year-old polygamist leader, was sentenced to 50 years in prison for coercing underage girls, as young as 9, into sex acts and conspiring to kidnap them from protective custody; seven of his adult 'wives' were also convicted of related crimes.
Polygamist Leader Sentenced to 50 Years for Sex Crimes Against Underage Girls
Samuel Bateman, a 48-year-old polygamist leader, was sentenced to 50 years in prison for coercing underage girls, as young as 9, into sex acts and conspiring to kidnap them from protective custody; seven of his adult 'wives' were also convicted of related crimes.
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52% Bias Score
"Six Guatemalans Indicted in US for Human Smuggling Following Deadly 2021 Mexico Accident"
"Six Guatemalans were indicted in the US for human smuggling related to a 2021 Mexican accident that killed over 50 migrants in a truck carrying at least 160 people, mostly Guatemalans, who paid $2,500-$3,500 for transport to the US border."
"Six Guatemalans Indicted in US for Human Smuggling Following Deadly 2021 Mexico Accident"
"Six Guatemalans were indicted in the US for human smuggling related to a 2021 Mexican accident that killed over 50 migrants in a truck carrying at least 160 people, mostly Guatemalans, who paid $2,500-$3,500 for transport to the US border."
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56% Bias Score
Netherlands Increases Border Checks Despite Capacity Concerns
The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee started increased border checks today with Belgium and Germany to combat human trafficking and illegal immigration, using existing personnel, resulting in minimal expected disruption to cross-border traffic, though concerns remain regarding transparency and impact.
Netherlands Increases Border Checks Despite Capacity Concerns
The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee started increased border checks today with Belgium and Germany to combat human trafficking and illegal immigration, using existing personnel, resulting in minimal expected disruption to cross-border traffic, though concerns remain regarding transparency and impact.
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32% Bias Score
Italian Circus Suspends Operations Amidst Worker Exploitation Investigation
The Maya Orfei Madagascar circus in Turin, Italy, suspended operations due to an investigation revealing the exploitation of at least four Indian workers, including falsified work records, inadequate pay and safety measures, and a serious injury resulting from an 18-meter fall.
Italian Circus Suspends Operations Amidst Worker Exploitation Investigation
The Maya Orfei Madagascar circus in Turin, Italy, suspended operations due to an investigation revealing the exploitation of at least four Indian workers, including falsified work records, inadequate pay and safety measures, and a serious injury resulting from an 18-meter fall.
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56% Bias Score
44 Migrants Missing, Presumed Dead After Lampedusa Shipwreck
Forty-four migrants are missing and presumed dead after their boat sank off Lampedusa; an 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone, the sole survivor, was rescued after three days at sea.
44 Migrants Missing, Presumed Dead After Lampedusa Shipwreck
Forty-four migrants are missing and presumed dead after their boat sank off Lampedusa; an 11-year-old girl from Sierra Leone, the sole survivor, was rescued after three days at sea.
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40% Bias Score
16 Migrants Found Hidden in Lorry on M25
Sixteen suspected migrants, including a child, were discovered hidden in a refrigerated lorry on the M25 motorway in Surrey on December 7th, 2023, leading to the arrest of the driver and the detention of the adults by the Home Office.
16 Migrants Found Hidden in Lorry on M25
Sixteen suspected migrants, including a child, were discovered hidden in a refrigerated lorry on the M25 motorway in Surrey on December 7th, 2023, leading to the arrest of the driver and the detention of the adults by the Home Office.
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64% Bias Score
"Six Guatemalans Indicted in US for Human Smuggling Related to Fatal Mexico Truck Crash"
"Six Guatemalans were indicted in the US for human smuggling in connection with a 2021 accident in Mexico where an overloaded truck carrying over 160 migrants overturned, killing over 50 and injuring dozens."
"Six Guatemalans Indicted in US for Human Smuggling Related to Fatal Mexico Truck Crash"
"Six Guatemalans were indicted in the US for human smuggling in connection with a 2021 accident in Mexico where an overloaded truck carrying over 160 migrants overturned, killing over 50 and injuring dozens."
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48% Bias Score
10.5-Year Sentence for Human Smuggler in Germany
A Turkish man received a 10.5-year prison sentence for smuggling 80 migrants, including 10 children, into Germany under dangerous conditions in 11 separate instances last year, earning at least €54,000.
10.5-Year Sentence for Human Smuggler in Germany
A Turkish man received a 10.5-year prison sentence for smuggling 80 migrants, including 10 children, into Germany under dangerous conditions in 11 separate instances last year, earning at least €54,000.
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32% Bias Score
Surge in Clandestine Border Crossings Prompts Calls to Reform Asylum Rule
A surge in clandestine border crossings into Canada, with smugglers charging up to \$45,000, prompts calls to end a rule allowing asylum claims after 14 days of evading authorities; the Bloc Québécois will challenge the rule in Parliament on Monday.
Surge in Clandestine Border Crossings Prompts Calls to Reform Asylum Rule
A surge in clandestine border crossings into Canada, with smugglers charging up to \$45,000, prompts calls to end a rule allowing asylum claims after 14 days of evading authorities; the Bloc Québécois will challenge the rule in Parliament on Monday.
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56% Bias Score
South Africa: 16 Miners Rescued, 9 Dead in Illegal Mining Incidents
South African authorities rescued 16 illegal miners in Mpumalanga province, while recovering three bodies; a separate operation in Stilfontein, North West Province, saw six deaths and the resurfacing of at least 26 miners from a group of over 1,387, who were allegedly coerced into working by armed g...
South Africa: 16 Miners Rescued, 9 Dead in Illegal Mining Incidents
South African authorities rescued 16 illegal miners in Mpumalanga province, while recovering three bodies; a separate operation in Stilfontein, North West Province, saw six deaths and the resurfacing of at least 26 miners from a group of over 1,387, who were allegedly coerced into working by armed g...
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44% Bias Score
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