They Were Treated Like Orphans. But They Knew the Truth.

In Syria, the Assad regime took hundreds of children away from their parents. A Times investigation reveals the workings of the operation — and how one family fought to reunite.

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Her Final Wish: A Home for the Son She Never Got to Hold

Chrissie Tully gave birth to a son 76 years ago in an Irish home for single mothers, shrouded in secrecy and shame. She’s still waiting for him.

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South Korea, World’s Largest ‘Baby Exporter,’ Admits to Adoption Fraud

A South Korean truth commission called for the country to apologize to those who were sent abroad “like luggage” so that adoption agencies could profit.

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Couple Who Abused Adopted Children Are Sentenced to Decades in Prison

The West Virginia couple, who are white, forced their adopted children, who are Black, to perform heavy labor and stand for hours with their hands on their heads, prosecutors said.

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