Human trafficking

Lebanon doesn't meet minimum standard for eliminating human trafficking, US State Dept. finds

Lebanon failed to approve a National Action Plan, provided only fragmented data on trafficking cases and victim identification, and failed to adequately screen potential trafficking victims.

 Meeting between Israeli and Lebanese delegations hosted by the United States, after the Trump administration said Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, at the State Department in Washington, DC, US, June 3, 2026.
Greek Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy Minister Vassilis Kikilias observes a maritime emergency exercise simulating a drone strike on an oil tanker aboard a Hellenic Coast Guard vessel off the coast of Elefsina, Greece March 31, 2026

Twelve migrants, including infant, drown as several boats capsize off Greek islands

An Iranian woman walks next to an anti-Israeli mural on a street in Tehran, Iran, May 26, 2026

Iran's IRGC exploits women through sex trafficking, uses children to fund proxy wars, report finds

Portraits of current and former Iranian and Hezbollah leaders displayed at Proud Dahiyeh festival Monday, 7th September 2026

Hezbollah exploits EU terror distinction to launder money through human trafficking, JCFA claims


Syria’s missing women: What really happened to Batoul Alloush? - exclusive

Syrian authorities have maintained that the woman voluntarily left her family home and converted of her own free will. Her family, however, contends that she was abducted and is being held by force.

BATOUL SULEIMAN Alloush.

WATCH: Israel Police arrest seven individuals on suspicion of running human trafficking ring

According to Israel Police, the suspects lured the women in with false promises of office jobs and provided them housing before forcing them to provide sexual services.

An Israel Police car, April 13, 2026; illustrative.

Couple arrested for human trafficking after keeping foreign worker under 'slavery conditions'

The affair had been under investigation since December 2025, when police received a report from the foreign worker who claimed he had been employed by the couple for four years.

 Illustrative image of human trafficking.

Croatian police find bodies of four migrants near Slovene border, aid 15 others

The police determined that the migrants were taken in a cargo vehicle by an unknown driver and left at the Slovenian border after having been subject to "inhumane conditions" during the drive.

Migrants from Bangladesh stand in the woods near Velika Kladusa, Bosnia and Herzegovina, September 30, 2020. Hundreds of migrants from Asia, the Middle East and North Africa set up makeshift camps in Bosnian woods near the border with Croatia, attempting to cross into the European Union where they h

State attorney rejects request by Israeli NGOs to take steps against OnlyFans

According to N12, the request detailed similar cases from around the world, where indictments were filed against the platform following suspicions of sexual abuse and exploitation of women.

The logo for OnlyFans is seen on a device; illustrative, August 19, 2021.

Epstein used London flats to house and abuse trafficked women, BBC reports

BBC report reveals Epstein housed trafficked women in London flats, exploiting them through sex trafficking and coercion.

 U.S. financier Jeffrey Epstein appears in a photograph taken for the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services' sex offender registry March 28, 2017 and obtained by Reuters July 10, 2019.

French police raid Arab World Institute in Paris as Epstein fallout widens

Jake Lang and his daughter, Caroline Lang, are being investigated on suspicion of tax fraud following the release of documents on Jeffrey Epstein in the US.

IMA president Jack Lang poses before visiting the exhibition “Treasures rescued from Gaza” , at the Arab World Institute (IMA) in Paris, France April 14, 2025.

Suspect in sex-trafficking case extradited from Serbia to Israel for questioning

Yosef Koperschmidt, a suspected member of a sex-trafficking network, has been extradited from Serbia to Israel and will be questioned by police in connection with an ongoing investigation.

Sex-trafficking (Illustrative).

Migrants share tutorials for human smuggling on social media - report

Video tutorials on social media show migrants using risky methods to enter the UK, sparking safety concerns and highlighting the dangers of truck smuggling.

Migrants try to board smugglers' boats in an attempt to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France on September 27, 2025; illustrative.

Justice Ministry unit warns against surrogacy procedures in Ukraine

The warning was published on Tuesday and circulated on Wednesday by the Government Unit for Coordinating the Fight against Human Trafficking, Prostitution, and Polygamy.

A MDA medic holds a baby, born to a Napalese surrogate mother [Illustrative]