Holiday swindlers: The rise of digital travel scams
Digital travel scams are a growing "systemic and global" problem, according to the World Tourism Organization, a branch of the UN
Digital travel scams are a growing "systemic and global" problem, according to the World Tourism Organization, a branch of the UN. We'll hear about dozens of Brazilian women who found themselves scammed, paying for luxury holidays only to find out they were fraudulent.
Also in the programme: Afghans are giving their hungry children medicines to sedate them - others have sold their daughters and organs to survive. In the second winter since the Taliban took over and foreign funds were frozen, millions are a step away from famine, the 大象传媒's Yogita Limaye reports.
And we'll hear from three journalists covering Ukraine, about the immense personal risk they face delivering vital information to readers.
(Image: Maria, a victim of Instagram holiday scams/大象传媒 News)
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