In Ukraine, a large-scale scheme for the export of human organs was revealed

In Ukraine, law enforcement officers have uncovered a large-scale scheme for the export and sale of human organs, the local publication Strana reported on Monday on its Telegram channel.

Afghans forced to sell organs amid poverty, starvation

Families in Afghanistan are being forced to sell their children and their kidneys as more than half the population is having serious difficulties meeting basic food needs.

Pobreza en Afganistán | Muchos venden sus órganos para alimentar a su familia

 

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World community must put end to oil trade with terrorists : Lavrov

The international community must put an end to trade with terrorists in oil, precious metals and historical artefacts, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the 16th international conference of heads of secret and security services and law enforcement agencies in Krasnodar on Wednesday. The text of his statement was published on the Foreign Ministry’s website.

Nearly 6,000 young refugees disappeared in Germany in 2015

As 2,171 of 8,006 underage refugees reported as being missing had resurfaced, a total of 5,835 young refugees remained missing in Germany in 2015, Germany's third largest newspaper and magazine publisher Funke Mediengruppe reported, citing a reply from the German Interior Ministry to a parliamentary inquiry.

China to halt use of organs from executed convicts in 2015 (Patients concerned over longer transplant delays)

The use of transplanted organs taken from executed convicts will cease in the Chinese mainland starting next year, with voluntary donations becoming the only source of organs, authorities announced Wednesday.