Zeya

[zey-uh, zye-yuh]

noun

1. a river in SE Siberian Russia, flowing S and SE to the Amur River. 800 miles (1,287 km) long.

Example Sentences

"I just wanted to own a house and pay off my debts - that's why I decided to sell my kidney," says Zeya, a farm worker in Myanmar.

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Zeya, whose name has been changed to conceal his identity, knew of local people who had sold one of their kidneys.

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Illegal organ trading is a problem across Asia, and Zeya's story gives an insight into how it takes place.

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Buying or selling human organs is illegal in both Myanmar and India, but Zeya says he soon found a man he describes as a "broker".

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Zeya says the broker forged a document, which every household in Myanmar must have, listing the details of family members.

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