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BBC News, 7 June 2012. Major sporting events such as World Cups and Olympic Games are often preceded by warnings about a rise in prostitution and sex trafficking as a result of the impending influx of spectators. But will prostitution … Continue reading
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Weekly Worker, 07/07/2012. Prostitutes are being targeted in the run-up to the Olympic Games. Simon Wells reports. Sex workers in east London are facing victimisation in more ways than one leading up to the Olympic Games. There is an unholy … Continue reading
The Independent, 12/05/2012. An increase in police raids over the past 18 months has seen prostitutes moved on. When the oldest profession clashes with the Ancient Games, the women get moved on. Raids on brothels and tough action against street … Continue reading
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Il Fatto, 04/04/2012. Dopo le tende per contenere gli ubriachi e toglierli così dalla vista dei turisti che affolleranno Londra per le Olimpiadi (dando l’idea di una città sana e pulita), ora in Inghilterra hanno optato per un giro di vite contro la prostituzione. … Continue reading
The Independent, 3 April 2012. A crackdown on prostitution in the Olympic boroughs is putting the lives of sex workers at risk, it has been claimed. New figures show that arrests of prostitutes in the areas surrounding the Olympic site in … Continue reading
As arrests, raids and prosecutions of sex workers increase in Olympic boroughsand throughout the UK, calls for the decriminalisation of prostitution highlight the need to protect sex workers from rape and violence. Cari Mitchell, English Collective of Prostitutes commented: “Police crackdowns … Continue reading
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The Guardian, 16/01/2012. Brothel attacks prompt debate whether police priority should be prosecuting sex workers or catching dangerous criminals A series of gang attacks on brothels in east London has triggered calls for changes to the prostitution laws after victims who … Continue reading
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Jamie Doward The Observer, Sunday 10 April 2011 Scotland Yard has been accused of endangering sex workers after it emerged that officers were targeting brothels in London’s Olympic boroughs as part of a coordinated clean-up operation ahead of the 2012 games. … Continue reading