KECSKEMET, Hungary, Aug 29 (Reuters) – As Europe struggles with a massive influx of refugees, the number of tragedies grow, like a truck discovered along a roadside in Austria. Four have been arrested in Hungary in connection with these 71 refugee deaths.
Suspected Smugglers Arrested in Deaths of 71 Refugees Found in Truck
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Trapped in debt, workers sell their organs to survive
For families working in brick kilns across Pakistan, debt is not just a burden—it shapes entire lives. Workers describe being born into loans they did not choose. Over time, those debts grow. Then, trapped in debt bondage, one of the most common forms of modern slavery, workers say they are left with no choice. In order to repay loans tied to recruitment, housing and daily survival, they are selling parts of their own bodies. “We are born into debt
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