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· Ryan General
Filipina Helper’s Death in China Sparks Human-Trafficking Investigation
A Filipina domestic helper’s death in Hong Kong is currently under investigation by local authorities as a possible “case of human-trafficking”. Lorain Asuncion fell from the seventh floor of an apartment building in Shenzhen after she was sent there to work by her employers…
· Carl Samson
Arrest of Cambodian investigative journalist sparks global outcry
The arrest of renowned Cambodian investigative journalist Mech Dara on Monday has drawn condemnation from international governments and rights organizations. Dara, known for his work on exposing human trafficking and corruption, faces incitement charges over social media posts.…
· Ryan General
‘Dirty Harry’ arrested for smuggling Indian family who froze to death
A man known as “Dirty Harry” has been arrested two years after a family of four froze to death attempting to illegally cross the U.S.-Canada border between 2021 and 2022, authorities said. About the victims: The family of four — Jagdish, 39, and Vaishaliben Patel, 37, along with…
· Ryan General
Republican senator touts anti-Asian conspiracy theory on Fox News
Senator Roger Marshall (R, KS-1) propagated unsubstantiated claims about Chinese-owned massage parlors being part of a vast conspiracy during an appearance on a Fox News program. The gist: On a recent segment of Fox News‘ “Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo,” Sen.…
· Carl Samson
Utah man with Chinese wife sues cops for allegedly ruining his life with ‘racist’ prostitution charges
A Utah man is reportedly suing a local police department and its officer who arrested him on now-dropped prostitution and other charges, claiming they ruined his life. What he was accused of: John Edward Ferreri, 56, was arrested with his wife, Juying Wang, and others in…
· Carl Samson
Chinese man who exploited kids in Malawi for racist videos found guilty of charges
A Chinese man who made global headlines for paying Malawian children to appear in racist videos has been convicted of multiple charges and banned from the African country for life. Background: Lu Ke, 27, who also goes by Susu, was first exposed in a BBC Africa Eye documentary…
· Ryan General
Bangladeshi boy who hid in shipping container during hide-and-seek ends up in Malaysia
A Bangladeshi teenager was accidentally shipped to Malaysia after a game of hide-and-seek went terribly wrong. The 15-year-old boy, identified only by his first name, Fahim, was reportedly playing the game with his friends at Bangladesh’s Chittagong port on Jan. 12 when he…
· Michelle De Pacina
60 Vietnamese nationals collectively run for freedom from human traffickers in Cambodia
A group of 60 Vietnamese nationals collectively ran for freedom from a Cambodian casino where they were being exploited and held as prisoners on Saturday. Four people failed to escape as they were recaptured by casino guards. Cambodian authorities managed to rescue them along…
· Michelle De Pacina
Vietnamese consulate receives ‘constant calls day and night’ by victims of human trafficking in Cambodia
The Vietnamese consulate in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, has been receiving dozens of rescue requests from victims of human trafficking on a daily basis. Crime syndicates operating in Cambodia have targeted individuals from Southeast Asian countries. Thousands of people are lured by…
· Michelle De Pacina
118 Malaysians, 50 Filipinos rescued from human traffickers in Cambodia
Human trafficking operations in Cambodia have been targeting individuals from various South East Asian countries by promising them jobs with “high wages,” when in reality, they are exploited and held as prisoners. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia Saifuddin Abdullah said…
· Michelle De Pacina
Vietnamese parents forced to buy back children as human trafficking crisis in Cambodia escalates
Chinese crime syndicates are believed to be behind the human trafficking operations in Cambodia that have targeted individuals from Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia and Vietnam. Thousands of people have been lured by human traffickers…
· Michelle De Pacina
Cambodian woman acquitted of stealing $60,000 from Texas donut shop owners who trafficked her
Sophy Treadway, a Cambodian woman who was accused of stealing more than $60,000 from the owners of Rockport Donuts, who illegally trafficked her, was found not guilty on Aug. 17. The money Treadway was accused of stealing was her tips from customers, according to Treadway’s…
· Carl Samson
Chinese man accused of exploiting Malawian children charged with human trafficking, denied bail
Lu Ke, the Chinese national accused of exploiting Malawian children to make racist videos, was charged with human trafficking and denied bail on Monday. A BBC Africa Eye documentary exposed Lu Ke’s money-making scheme, in which he allegedly paid children half a dollar to star in…
· Bryan Ke
Chinese authorities admit ‘weaknesses’ in handling of Shaanxi human trafficking case
Yulin City’s government said it disciplined 13 cadres from Jiaxian County for their “neglect of duty in population management” in the handling of the 2010 missing person case of Tao Xiaoyu, a victim of human trafficking in Shaanxi Province. “[The case] reflects the weak links in…
· Carl Samson
500 Vietnamese forced laborers at Chinese factory in Serbia have only two toilets, report alleges
Around 500 migrant workers from Vietnam are being exploited at a Chinese-run company in Serbia, local nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) reported last week. The rundown: The workers, who were hired to construct a tire factory in Zrenjanin, a city in the northern province of…
· Ryan General
NY Judge Orders Nursing Agency to Pay Filipino Nurses $1.56 Million for Threatening Them With Fines
A New York federal judge ordered a nursing agency and recruiter to pay $1.56 million on Tuesday, for threatening the Filipino nurses they brought to the U.S. with large fines if they prematurely left their jobs. Breach of contract: Prompt Nursing Employment Agency LLC, which…
· Bryan Ke
Liquor Store Owners Busted for Human Trafficking After Enslaving Man From India
An elderly couple in California is facing human trafficking charges for putting their employees under inhumane conditions, including working for 15 hours each day, authorities said. What happened: The discovery was made during an Alcoholic Beverage Control inspection at M&M…
· Ryan General
Human Traffickers On the Run in Colorado After Police Raid Massage Parlor
Local authorities in Denver busted a multi-million dollar human trafficking ring operating in the area following a year-long investigation. The ring: Seven people were indicted for their alleged involvement in illegal massage parlors that trafficked women from China, the Denver…
· Carl Samson
Meet the Filipino Heroes Fighting COVID-19 in New York, And Those Who Sacrificed Everything
New York, the world’s epicenter of COVID-19, is currently home to over 400,000 cases of the disease. In the frontlines of the state’s fight are Filipino nurses, who make the largest contingent of foreign health workers in the U.S.
· Carl Samson
American Child Sex Offender Sentenced to Life in Prison in the Philippines
An American man was sentenced to life in prison after being convicted of human trafficking in the Philippines. David Timothy Deakin, 55, was found guilty of three counts of “large-scale qualified trafficking in persons” on Thursday, according to the Philippine News Agency.