{"id":5199,"date":"2026-06-09T13:26:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/hundreds-of-uk-bound-migrants-tortured-and-threatened-with-kidney-removal\/"},"modified":"2026-06-09T13:26:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T13:26:49","slug":"hundreds-of-uk-bound-migrants-tortured-and-threatened-with-kidney-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/hundreds-of-uk-bound-migrants-tortured-and-threatened-with-kidney-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds of UK-bound migrants &#8216;tortured and threatened with kidney removal&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_9ce6e9\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">A BBC probe found evidence that the families of more than 300 young men from Iraqi Kurdistan were told to pay \u00a33,700 or their kidneys would be harvested<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37269485\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Captives said they had been tortured and kept in cramped conditions, with nearly 180 people sharing a cell\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37269485.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Kurdistan.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37269485.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_Kurdistan.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37269485.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Kurdistan.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37269485.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Kurdistan.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The captives said they were tortured and kept in cramped conditions, with nearly 180 people sharing a cell\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The captives said they were tortured and kept in cramped conditions, with nearly 180 people sharing a cell<cite aria-label=\"Image: Kurdish Regional Government\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Kurdish Regional Government)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Hundreds of UK-bound<a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/Migrant-crisis\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> migrants <\/a>were kidnapped, tortured and threatened with forced organ removal, a report claims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/BBC\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">BBC <\/a>probe found more than 300 young men from Iraqi Kurdistan were held in Libya where militia demanded \u00a33,700 from each of their families. They were told that if they did not pay, the captives&#8217; kidneys would be harvested.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Some hostages who have since been released provided photo evidence suggesting that forced operations did take place. The former captives said they had been tortured and kept in cramped conditions, with nearly 180 people sharing a cell. At least one hostage is known to have died and it is unclear how many remain captive. The militia was supposed to be guiding the migrants through <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/Libya\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">Libya <\/a>to the Mediterranean coast. However, a dispute over payment had broken out with the Iraqi Kurd people-smuggler, Noah Aaron, who had organised the migrants&#8217; journey.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37269488\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37269488\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.79\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Smuggler Noah Aaron\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37269488.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_Screenshot-2026-06-09-at-131005.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37269488.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/1_Screenshot-2026-06-09-at-131005.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37269488.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/1_Screenshot-2026-06-09-at-131005.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37269488.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/1_Screenshot-2026-06-09-at-131005.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Smuggler Noah Aaron is now serving a 10-year jail sentence in France\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Smuggler Noah Aaron is now serving a 10-year jail sentence in France<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Aaron is now serving a 10-year prison sentence in France for separate money laundering and smuggling offences. Details of the kidnappings emerged during a recent <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/bbc\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">BBC<\/a> investigation into another smuggler, Kardo Jaf, which led to his arrest last month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The two smugglers are believed to have worked together in the past. Both are from the town of Ranya in Iraqi Kurdistan &#8211; a region &#8220;riddled with active smuggling networks&#8221;, according to a report by the UK think tank, Chatham House.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In February, a BBC investigative team was making inquiries about Jaf in Ranya, when they were approached by a local man who said his son had been one of the men held. The man told the BBC that Aaron&#8217;s smuggling gang had charged his family thousands of dollars for organising the journey to the UK, which would involve travelling through northern Africa, then across the Mediterranean into Europe.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37269486\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37269486\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A social media post from one of the hostages shows the cell in which they say they were kept\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37269486.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Screenshot-2026-06-09-at-131014.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37269486.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Screenshot-2026-06-09-at-131014.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37269486.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Screenshot-2026-06-09-at-131014.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37269486.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Screenshot-2026-06-09-at-131014.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The BBC claimed a social media post from one of the hostages showed the cell in which they were kept\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The BBC claimed a social media post from one of the hostages showed the cell in which they were kept<cite aria-label=\"Image: INSTAGRAM \" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: INSTAGRAM )<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The route would pass through Libya, a country with a &#8220;huge vacuum of government&#8221;, according to Anthony Dunkerley, a UN adviser who has investigated human trafficking there. Much of Libya is controlled by rival militias, and smuggling networks rely on their co-operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Jaf\u2019s network charges about \u00a315,000 to transport a migrant from <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/iraq\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Iraq<\/a> to the UK. The price is higher than rival gangs, but claims to offer a premium safer service and journey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Although he has kept his identity secret, adverts promoting his service on social media platforms include images of his face.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He has also posted videos tempting customers with images of luxury in London, and testimonies from apparently satisfied customers who have already made the journey to the UK.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/uk-migrants-tortured-organs-harvest-37269471\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A BBC probe found evidence that the families of more than 300 young men from<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0_Kurdistan.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}