Syrians sell their bodies for the winter As the war goes on to rage in the country , more and more Syrian refugees in Lebanon falling into poverty. To cope , some sell an organ. A phenomenon that is becoming increasingly important , reports Der Spiegel in a report dated Beirut, while nearly a million Syrians have fled to Lebanon since the outbreak of the conflict in March 2011. ..... For his kidney Raïd received 7000 dollars intermediaries, an amount that will allow his family to spend the winter . His kidney will be sold $ 15 000 to a buyer , says Der Spiegel .... If ............ Der Spiegel noted that the operations of illegal transplants take place in clandestine clinics , with the situation in Lebanon , carelessness and laxity of the authorities , many doctors perform such interventions without going through committee , even in large Lebanese hospitals. It is a lucrative market , a body can be worth thousands of dollars. Each year, tens of thousands of Arab nationals come to Beirut for treatment in internationally recognized hospitals , notes Der Spiegel , adding that the authorities do not check if some of them leave with a new kidney . Now there are Filipino , too .... and Somali after storm ... and .... Source: Der Spiegel Mounir
Posted on: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 14:20:59 +0000
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