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          Trafficking

          The latest news on trafficking

          The Iraqi Kurdistan town of Ranya is a hub for people smuggling, in which thousands of people try to cross the English Channel in small boats. The National / AFP

          Kurdish smugglers bringing death to shores of Europe

          MENAMarch 19, 2025
          Nick Donaldson / The National

          Hunting the trafficking boss bringing death to shores of Europe

          UKMarch 13, 2025
          Carers across Abu Dhabi will receive training to help victims of abuse and trafficking. Getty Images

          Abu Dhabi carers to be trained in helping child abuse and trafficking victims

          UAEOctober 04, 2024
          Fighters affiliated with Syria's Hayat Tahrir Al Sham group display drugs seized at a checkpoint they control in Daret Ezza, Aleppo province, in 2022. AFP

          EU-Gulf taskforce could tackle Captagon crisis

          MENASeptember 30, 2024
          Donkeys are targeted for their skins, which are used in alternative medicine. Nicole Hill / The National

          Call to expand African ban on donkey skin trade worldwide

          UAEFebruary 23, 2024
          Emirates Airlines' new amenity kits include a toothbrush, eye shades and socks. Photo: Emirates

          Emirates airline highlights endangered species with new amenity kits

          TravelOctober 11, 2023
          A group of migrants arrive on the beach in Dungeness, Kent, after crossing the Channel in a small boat. PA

          Sunak to rally EU leaders for united action on illegal migration

          UKMay 15, 2023
          Artin and his father, Rasoul Iran-Nejad, left, died with family members Shiva Mohammad Panahi, Anita and Armin

          Four people smugglers jailed in France for Channel deaths

          UKJanuary 25, 2023
          Tarik Namik, the head of a Kurdish people smuggling ring, has been arrested after going on the run ahead of his sentencing for people trafficking. PA

          Fugitive head of Kurdish traffickers caught in UK

          UKJanuary 21, 2023
          Under new legislation announced, the maximum sentence for people smugglers is set to increase from 10 to 20 years. Reuters

          France to double jail terms for people smugglers and fast-track asylum claims

          EuropeDecember 22, 2022
          A man has been charged over the deaths of 39 migrants who were found in the back of a lorry in the UK.

          Man charged over deaths of 39 Vietnamese people found in lorry in UK

          UKOctober 29, 2022
          Prince William and his wife Kate at a wildlife rehabilitation centre at Kaziranga National Park in Assam, north-east India. Getty Images

          Prince William delivers warning over 'terrifying' illegal wildlife trade

          UKOctober 04, 2022
          Migrants hoping to board lorries at the Calais ferry terminal in France, trying to get to England. Photo: Reuters

          Syrian asylum seeker accused of child trafficking loses bid to appeal extradition

          UKSeptember 21, 2022
          Sir Mo Farah has revealed in a BBC documentary that he was brought into the UK illegally and given a new name. Getty Images

          Sir Mo Farah still traumatised by UK child trafficking ordeal

          UKJuly 13, 2022
          Mo Farah in June 2002. Getty Images

          UK's Scotland Yard 'assessing' Mo Farah trafficking allegations

          SportJuly 12, 2022
          Sir Mo Farah holding up a picture of himself as a child during the filming of BBC documentary 'The Real Mo Farah'.

          Mo Farah praised as he reveals PE teacher saved him after trafficking

          SportJuly 12, 2022
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