A Chinese man from Hunan province says he and many others have been kidnapped and are being held to ransom by traffickers in prison-like facilities near the Thai-Myanmar border, but their desperate pleas for help have gone unanswered by Chinese Officials. One man who gave only the surname Chen for fear of reprisals said he had been sold to traffickers at the Dongfeng Park guarded complex in Myawaddy township, just across the Moei or Thaungyin River from the Thai border town of Mae Sot. Thousands of human trafficking victims from all over Asia – and as far away as Africa – are being held hostage by scammers in the area, victims have told Radio Free Asia in earlier reports. They say they were originally lured by false advertisements and forced to scam other people, then tortured if they refused to comply. Chen approached RFA’s Cantonese service with a plea for help, calling on the media to publicize the plight of “at least

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