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Black market baby trafficking in Georgia

Thousands of children were stolen from their parents at birth and sold

Thousands of people from Georgia in Eastern Europe have found out that they were stolen from their parents at birth and sold. It鈥檚 believed the black market in baby trafficking operated for decades from the late 1970s up to the mid-2000s. We speak with 成人快手 journalists and documentary makers Fay Nurse and Woody Morris.

You can watch the full documentary, Betrayal at birth: Georgia鈥檚 Stolen Children, on the 成人快手 World Service YouTube channel.

The Global Story delivers insights from 成人快手 experts around the world, with Katya Adler. We want your ideas, stories and experiences to help us understand and tell The Global Story. Email us at theglobalstory@bbc.com You can also message us or leave a voice note on WhatsApp on +44 330 123 9480.

Today鈥檚 episode of The Global Story was made by Alice Aylett Roberts and Alix Pickles. The technical producers were Jack Graysmark and Mike Regaard. The assistant editor is Sergi Forcada Freixas and the senior news editor is Jonathan Aspinwall.

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