Sex Workers

Federal investigators say that the leaders of a network of “sophisticated high-end brothels” kept “impeccable” records of their operation.

Australian Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, and Multicultural Affairs Andrew Giles on Wednesday announced a major crackdown on abuse of Australia’s visa system, which he said has enabled human trafficking and other organized criminal activities.

One of Mexico’s most violent cartels sparked a new controversy by threatening to kill all escorts and other sex workers who don’t pay protection to them. The threats come at a time when Mexican politicians continuously claim a decrease in crime.

The 20-year nationwide experiment in legalising prostitution and taxing their income has failed, a group of lawmakers have said.

The government of the Spanish autonomous region of Valencia has proposed banning prostitution, claiming it violates the fundamental human rights of women. Valencia’s Ministry of Justice and Interior, headed by socialist politician Gabriela Bravo, is seeking to put an end to prostitution

Just 20 per cent of prostitutes in Greece have been fully vaccinated against coronavirus, claims an association representing sex workers.

Thai sex workers staged a demonstration in Bangkok on Tuesday to protest the Thailand government’s recent Chinese coronavirus shutdowns, which the sex workers argue have cost them their livelihoods.

Since Monday, the Austrian government has eased Wuhan coronavirus restrictions on several professions including prostitution, but pubs and bars remain closed.

A gun violence counselor with the Philadelphia District Attorney’s office shot and killed an alleged robber Tuesday morning around 10 a.m.

Brothel operators in Saarland have launched a lawsuit aimed at the major restrictions on their businesses put in place by the German government’s Wuhan coronavirus lockdown.

Associations representing prostitutes in France have demanded President Emmanuel Macron’s government hand out cash bailouts for sex workers due to the impact of the Wuhan coronavirus.

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — England defender Kyle Walker is facing disciplinary action from English Premier League team Manchester City after appearing to break lockdown conditions during the coronavirus pandemic.

Buzzfeed reporter Kate Aurthur deliberately smeared Tucker Carlson using a photo of the Fox News anchor with a “sex worker.”

Belgian police believe that organised criminal gangs in Brussels are capitalising on the migrant crisis by renting out spaces around a city park for migrants to have “intimate time” with prostitutes.

People who have made it their mission to advocate for the rights of prostitutes are celebrating Julia Salazar, a Democratic Socialist who beat incumbent State Sen. Martin Dilan in last week’s New York primary.

The Internet makes prostitution safer, giving so-called sex workers “more control” and reducing the risk of violence, according to a report.

Wives of Australia’s soldiers were horrified by a recent article posted to the country’s defense forces website proposing that prostitutes be sent to comfort Aussie troops who have been deployed overseas.

Female sex workers and homeless drug addicts in Tehran should be “convinced” to undergo sterilization to prevent social problems, a deputy provincial governor in the Iranian capital said on Sunday.

With the Olympic Games bringing thousands of tourists to Rio de Janeiro, activists fear a business boom for the city’s sprawling underage prostitution trade, affecting thousands of young girls sold to foreigners.

The anti-pornography National Center on Sexual Exploitation (NCOSE) has accused Amnesty International of abandoning its commitment to human rights and instead pandering to pimps, in a new campaign targeting Amnesty’s support for legalized prostitution.

BEIRUT (AP) — Back in Syria, the young women were told they would get well-paid jobs at restaurants and hotels in Lebanon. But when they arrived, their belongings and mobile phones were taken away, and the women were locked up

(AFP) – A British minister admitted on Tuesday that he had been in a relationship with a sex worker, but said that he did not know her occupation at the time. Culture Secretary John Whittingdale said that he had broken

Sex workers in Nevada say they are offering customers 30 extra minutes of “service,” or a 25 percent discount, if they will caucus or vote for Hillary Clinton on Saturday.

The European Union’s police agency — Europol — yesterday said over 10,000 child migrants have gone missing after registering with state authorities, and fears gangs may be exploiting many for sex work and slavery. According to a Europol spokesman the vulnerable child migrants have

Alongside images of iconic civil rights leaders such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks, visitors to the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in Washington, D.C. will now be able to view a photo of a transgender “sex worker” in the gallery’s exhibit titled “Struggle for Justice.”

Comedian Margaret Cho revealed this week she used to work as a prostitute, and says she supports the legality of prostitution, as it’s “honest work.”

Amnesty International has sparked a glitzy Hollywood backlash from its usual left wing fan-base by submitting a draft policy calling for prostitution to be legalised in order to promote the human rights of prostitutes. Hollywood actresses Lena Dunham, Emma Thompson, Kate

Federal prosecutors have filed charges against two Manhattan-based DEA agents claiming that the pair secretly owned a strip club and that they hired illegal aliens as exotic dancers and sex workers.

Several former sex workers who participated in an A&E reality show claim the show’s producers lied to them after they failed to provide promised financial assistance to help them leave the sex industry.