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🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

Master Bank Case: Between Scorn and Silence

The article discusses the troubling narratives surrounding the Federal Police's classification of orgies involving European sex workers and public officials as legally inconsequential unless tied to public administration crimes.

Feb 26 • 19:50 UTC
🇨🇿 Seznam Zprávy
National & Local

He Compared Doctors to Prostitutes, Now He Has Become the New Director of the Hospital

A controversial figure who likened doctors to sex workers has been appointed as the new director of a hospital in Czechia.

Feb 26 • 14:15 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

UK anti-slavery watchdog calls for overhaul of adult sexual services sites

The UK anti-slavery watchdog urges major reforms of adult services websites after findings reveal they can facilitate the exploitation of sex workers.

Feb 26 • 00:01 UTC
🌍 RFI Afrique (FR)
National & Local

Madagascar: In the poor neighborhoods of Antananarivo, sex workers are informed about Mpox

Since the beginning of the Mpox epidemic in December 2025, sex workers in Antananarivo are being educated about prevention strategies as they are particularly at risk.

Feb 18 • 13:53 UTC
🇧🇷 Folha (PT)
National & Local

TST creates quotas for transgender women in service companies

The TST in Brazil has established a policy requiring that 5% of jobs in service companies be allocated to transgender women, prioritizing those who are Black, Brown, sex workers, and formerly incarcerated individuals.

Feb 16 • 16:00 UTC
🇨🇿 Novinky.cz
National & Local

Prostitutes in Nevada Want to Form Unions, the First of Its Kind in the USA

Prostitutes in Nevada are striving to establish the first-ever unions for sex workers in the United States.

Feb 15 • 16:48 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Sex workers and marijuana giant: Águia de Ouro's float celebrates freedoms of Amsterdam

The Águia de Ouro samba school's float at Brazil's Carnival features Amsterdam-inspired elements celebrating sexual and marital freedoms.

Feb 15 • 03:35 UTC
🇧🇷 G1 (PT)
National & Local

Surfistinha, Sanches, Lourdes, Urach: Porto da Pedra will parade with about 70 sex workers

Around 70 current and former sex workers will participate in the 2026 Carnival parade of Unidos do Porto da Pedra, aiming to spark debate and attention to their profession.

Feb 14 • 08:00 UTC
🇨🇿 Aktuálně.cz
National & Local

"Independent Suppliers" from Nevada Brothel Want Their Own Unions

Sex workers at one of Nevada's oldest brothels are attempting to establish a union, marking a historic move towards labor rights within the industry.

Feb 13 • 12:22 UTC
🇮🇹 La Repubblica
National & Local

Nevada, revolt in the brothel: 'Rights for sex workers'

Sex workers in Nevada are pushing for unionization to advocate for their rights in the only U.S. state where prostitution is legal.

Feb 13 • 11:09 UTC
🇬🇧 Guardian
National & Local

‘Invisible’ children born in the brothels of Bangladesh finally get birth certificates

Children born in the Daulatdia brothel of Bangladesh have received their first birth certificates, allowing them to access essential rights and services.

Feb 13 • 05:00 UTC
🇲🇽 Milenio (ES)
Crime & Justice

"Come on, Karla, show her!" Fight between women captured in Calzada de Tlalpan | Video

A video captured a fight between women, purportedly sex workers, in Tlalpan, Mexico, with onlookers encouraging them.

Feb 13 • 03:42 UTC
🇲🇽 El Financiero (ES)
National & Local

'They want to do social cleansing': Sex workers resist World Cup works in Tlalpan

Sex workers in Tlalpan, Mexico City, are resisting construction projects related to the upcoming World Cup, which threaten their livelihoods.

Feb 12 • 21:27 UTC
🇪🇸 El País
National & Local

Georgina Orellano, the activist who listens to sex workers

Georgina Orellano, an Argentine former sex worker, advocates for sex workers' rights and challenges the abolitionist feminist perspective by promoting body autonomy.

Feb 9 • 04:30 UTC
🇮🇱 Haaretz
Crime & Justice

Eight years in prison imposed on a Bnei Brak resident who abused seven vulnerable women

A Bnei Brak resident, Abraham Yaakov Perlmutter, was sentenced to eight years in prison for severely abusing seven women, including sex workers and drug addicts, after admitting to his actions in a plea deal.

Jan 8 • 17:18 UTC

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