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Man arrested in prostitution sting after he leaves sleeping wife to meet sex worker during honeymoon

The newlywed is just one of at least 360 suspects arrested by the human trafficking squad since June 2021 in a crackdown on trafficking and prostitution including of minors

The Independent UK

Fatima’s fight gives a lifeline to many women

The docu, Fatima, depicts a solo fight against inter-generational prostitution prevalent in her community

The Hindu

NYC human trafficking victims forced into prostitution, fraud desperately seek a way out of the shadows

NEW YORK — Amber came to New York in 2012 to escape an abusive relationship and find work to support her young daughter. Not long after arriving, she was turning tricks for a trafficker who wouldn’t let her come home from work each day until she’d made him $1,000 —…

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Thane: Cops bust sex racket, two women held

THANE: Two women from Mumbai were recently arrested by the Thane police for allegedly running a sex racket and luring ladies in need of monetary assistance and later pushing them into prostitution, officials informed.

The Times of India

Maharashtra: 17 women rescued, nine agents held after prostitution racket busted in Navi Mumbai

MUMBAI: Mumbai Police rescued 17 women, who were allegedly forced into prostitution, after conducting a raid in neighbouring Navi Mumbai, and arrested nine men for acting as agents, an official said on Thursday.

The Times of India

Sex tourism: When conscience takes a vacation

A lot of travellers are looking for erotic adventures abroad — and are willing to pay for them. But many tourist destinations have shied away from addressing the issue.

Bangkok Post

Delhi prostitution racket: Uzbek girls trafficked on bikes through India-Nepal border, say police

NEW DELHI: Delhi Police on Sunday said that the prostitution racket which was busted in the Malviya Nagar area, was also involved in human trafficking by bringing the girls illegally from Uzbekistan and neighbouring countries on bikes via the Nepal-India border on the pretext of getting jobs in Delhi and…

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Thailand should legalise prostitution

Thanks to the hit biopic Gangubai Kathiawadi on Netflix, the plight of Thai sex workers and their needs for legal protection are back in the spotlight.

Bangkok Post

Woman who ran brothel breaks down before judge passes sentence

Guoyan Ma was found guilty earlier this year of controlling prostitution for gain

Liverpool Echo

The tide is finally turning in Italy in favour of protecting women in the sex trade

A bill to legalise sex work, and criminalise the buying of it, follows the successful Nordic model, says journalist and activist Julie Bindel

The Guardian - UK

A Broader Perspective on "My Body, My Choice"

The principle has implications that go far beyond abortion. Some of them deserve far more attention than they have gotten to this point.

Reason

California eyes banning loitering for prostitution arrests

California lawmakers are finally sending Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill that would bar police from making arrests on a charge of loitering for prostitution, nine months after it passed the Legislature

The Independent UK

'Let's stop treating prostitutes as criminals' - Bristolian's overwhelming support for the city's sex workers

Our readers had some fruity words for the methods of local law enforcement

Bristol Post

Prostitution in Eastville 'continues to be an issue' say police

Police say tackling the crime 'will require long-term work'

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The Independent UK

Lovers jailed over £250,000 sex slave ring they thought was ‘brilliant’

Romanian victims were told to ‘look sexy’ in semi-nude application photos

Dublin Live

'I saw a woman shooting heroin with child in pram on city centre alley', says Councillor

Forced prostitution, open crack cocaine and heroin use and intimidation are all issues associated with the back street

Bangkok Post

Woman arrested for luring young women into forced prostitution in UAE

A 47-year-old woman has been arrested in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district for allegedly duping young women into forced prostitution in the United Arab Emirates.

Reuters

Spanish lawmakers vote on whether to draw up laws to abolish prostitution

The Spanish parliament will vote on Tuesday whether to draw up legislation to abolish prostitution, cracking down further on pimping and introducing tougher penalties for men buying sex in a controversial initiative that has split the women's rights movement.

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Edinburgh Live

West Lothian vice queen jailed in New York launches bid to return home to Scotland

Dubbed the “Millionaire Madam” and “Soccer Mom Madam”, Anna Gristina, 54, ran her operation from New York’s exclusive Upper East Side while leading another life as a married mum.

Daily Record

New York vice queen Anna Gristina makes emotional bid to return home to Scotland to see her dying mum

She was dubbed the “Millionaire Madam” and “Soccer Mom Madam” but is now asking the FBI to approve her passport.

Chicago Tribune

Feds want nearly 34 years for producer who pleaded guilty to trafficking young Indian actresses in Chicago

CHICAGO — Federal prosecutors are asking for up to 34 years in prison for a former Indian movie producer who pleaded guilty to running a Chicago-based sex-trafficking ring that lured unsuspecting young actresses from their home country to the U.S., where authorities said they were forced into prostitution, physically abused…

Reuters

Italy prosecutors seek 6-year jail term for Berlusconi in bribery case

Milan prosecutors on Wednesday requested former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi be jailed for six years for allegedly bribing witnesses in a 2013 underage prostitution case.

Manchester Evening News

'People will turn to moneylenders, crime or prostitution': Residents' outrage at rent rise at tower block

"This just isn’t the right time to burden the residents with rent rises when they are suffering a poor quality of life."

Bangkok Post

The mafia queen

A 14-year-old girl is tricked into prostitution in Mumbai in the late 1950s. Despite being imprisoned, chained and subjected to torture, she keeps resisting and refuses to sell her body, causing trouble and headaches for the brothel pimps. The matter soon reaches the ears of Gangubai (Alia Bhatt), the mafia…

The Independent UK

‘Sex for rent’: Man who told tenants to wear bikinis and asked for ‘a girl in need’ is first to be jailed

Court hears how Christopher Cox ‘targeted vulnerable young women’ who were in need of a roof over their head – including one woman who was homeless, ‘unwell and desperate’

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