UK: Suspect charged over migrant truck deaths
British prosecutors have charged a 23-year-old man over the deaths of 39 people from Vietnam in a refrigeration truck. The case has highlighted the dangers of illegal migration to Britain.
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Italian cops bust international migrant trafficking gang
Italian police carried out a major operation across the country to bust a group of human traffickers. The suspects allegedly smuggled migrants from Asia to Western Europe for up to 8,000 euros per person.
Traffickers' boat will help rehabilitate juvenile convicts in Naples, Italy
The Blue Marlin II was once used to smuggle people from the Albania to Italy. Now, the boat will help rehabilitate young Italian criminals.
Sicily: Two Nigerians get 26-year jail terms for torturing migrants
A court in the Sicilian city of Agrigento sentenced two Nigerian citizens to 26 years in jail each on charges of human trafficking, abduction and sexual violence. The two men were accused of torturing migrants in Libya.
Italy: 11 people accused of trafficking, coercing Nigerian girls into prostitution
Italian authorities have issued arrest warrants against 11 Nigerians. The suspects are accused of recruiting young women and minors in Nigeria and then coercing them into prostitution in Rome.
Refugee chaperones are accessories to traffickers, German court rules
A refugee who was told by a smuggler to look after several women and children during the perilous journey to Europe also committed a crime, the court ruled. "The defendant is both victim and perpetrator," the judge said.
German police raids expose people smuggling gang
German police units coordinated a series of raids on 18 premises across six federal states on November 13 in an operation targeting criminal gangs involved in the illegal smuggling of migrants.
Alleged migrant smuggling network discovered in Italy
Italian police discovered an alleged criminal organization that smuggled migrants from Iraq to Europe. The gang worked as an "illegal travel agency", investigative sources said.
Families of migrants found dead in truck struggle to repatriate bodies
The families of the 39 Vietnamese nationals who were found dead in a truck in the UK have not yet been able to lay their tragically deceased relatives to rest. Many are struggling to find a way to pay for the repatriation; they also say they have received little information on what happened.
Meeting the smugglers -- a reporters' investigation
Border restrictions or not, human smuggling from Greece to Western Europe is still happening. InfoMigrants' reporters were recently in the Greek capital to investigate. This is their account.
Nigerian sex trafficking syndicate on trial in France
Nearly two dozen people suspected of being part of a sex trafficking ring forcing Nigerian women into prostitution in France go on trial Wednesday. In France, Nigerians now outnumber Chinese or and Eastern European sex workers.
Audio message leads to alleged migrant trafficker's arrest
A man has been arrested in Greece in connection to the death of a young migrant in central Italy. The Pakistani national has been charged with conspiracy to traffic immigrants and disposing of a body.