Myanmar scam center survivors recall torture and coercion
I got a lot of punishments,' said one man, who had cuts along his leg. 'I received electric shocks every day.'
China Flies Home First Nationals From Myanmar ‘Scam Centers’
China began repatriating 200 of its citizens who worked in cyber fraud operations in Myanmar, the first batch returning from the centers international groups have said are a nexus of human rights abuses and criminal activity.
How the Game Is Changing for Scam Centers on the Myanmar-Thai Border
The political will to crack down on scam centers is greater than ever, but don’t expect the Chinese syndicates to be quashed any time soon, security expert Jason Tower tells The Irrawaddy.
Myanmar scam center escapees recall torture and coercion
Inside a Thai military camp, several men on Wednesday (February 19) showed the bruises and scars on their bodies they said were sustained during their time in one of Myanmar's most notorious scam compounds. The Switch: Insects - the low carbon protein for pets - and people?
Myanmar Frees 1,000 Scam Center Workers as Crackdown Widens
Myanmar’s military government said it is ready to hand over about 1,000 foreign nationals rescued from cyber scam centers near the Thai border as authorities vowed to intensify a crackdown against transnational criminal groups.
China begins repatriation from Thailand of more than 1,000 online scam workers rescued from Myanmar
An airlift carrying more than 1,000 Chinese nationals who had worked at online scam centers in eastern Myanmar began Thursday, after the rescued workers were taken across the border to Thailand and pu
Chinese Extricated From Myanmar Scam Centres Fly Home From Thailand
Multinational victims of scam centres, who were trafficked into working in Myanmar and were sent to Thailand on February 12 amid a mounting crackdown on scam centres operating along a porous border, queue to get food at a shelter inside the 310th Military District (Fort Wachiraprakan) as they wait for their embassies to pick them up,
Chinese workers from Myanmar scam centres start arriving home via Thailand
Hundreds of Chinese workers started to arrive home on Thursday after being freed from online scam centres in Myanmar, as authorities crack down on the illegal operations.
China starts repatriating citizens freed from scam centres in Myanmar
Around 7,000 rescued workers are waiting to be moved across the border to Thailand, says Thai PM Paetongtarn Shinawatra. View on euronews
Thai PM Says 7,000 People Rescued From Myanmar Call Centres to Be Handed Over to Thailand
Some 7,000 people rescued from illegal call centre operations in Myanmar were waiting be transferred to Thailand, Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra said on Wednesday. The government is acting quickly to resolve this problem,
Old photos show armoured vehicle transfer and border patrol, not 'Thai military preparing to enter Myanmar'
As Thailand intensified efforts to crack down on compounds housing illegal scam operations that have flourished in parts of ...
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200 fraud suspects repatriated from Myanmar to China
A chartered flight repatriating the first batch of Chinese nationals totaling 200 suspected of being involved in fraud crimes ...
Myanmar detains 270 foreigners from scam compounds on Thai border
Myanmar authorities detained 273 foreigners from scam compounds along the border with Thailand on Monday, as a senior Chinese ...
A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers
Efforts to shut down online scam centers in Myanmar appear to gain momentum with a visit by a top Chinese official to the ...
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Timber trade watchdog urges Poland to halt imports of Myanmar ‘blood timber’
Highly prized teak from Myanmar continues to be imported into Poland, despite EU sanctions on the Southeast Asian country’s ...
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12 victims of illegal recruiters return from Myanmar
After being forced to work as scammers in Myanmar, 12 Filipino victims of illegal recruitment have returned home, according to the Department of Migrant Workers.
Leading Myanmar opposition organization blames local resistance group for killing of Catholic priest
The main organization coordinating resistance to Myanmar’s military government says its forces have arrested 10 members of a ...
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On battlefield and in court, Myanmar’s junta is isolated and desperate
Whether it’s on the battlefield, in an international court, or protecting criminal syndicates and their human trafficking ...