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A Closure Order against a flat in Tisbury Court, Soho, was thrown out of court this morning. District Judge Barrie found that insufficient steps had been taken to contact the owner of the premises. This decision is in contrast to the rulings of District Judge Susan Williams who presided over approximately ten other closure order […]
Rupert Everett: ‘The whole of this town is slipping through our fingers’HOLLYWOOD actor Rupert Everett joined a group of sex workers in court this week as they protested against the closure of scores of legal brothels in Soho.Earlier this month 200 police swooped on dozens of businesses in Soho in an attempt to clamp down […]
Sex Workers are not humans? It is the 11th International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers today. During 2013, the police never stopped raiding the sex workers and the massage workers. For example, we received the complaints from the massage workers almost every week, telling us that the police checked the license 4-5 times a […]
BULLDOZERS are set to roll into a historic Soho street after a massive redevelopment was given the green light, despite a string of objections claiming it would “sanitise” the area.Soho Estates was given permission to demolish parts of Walkers Court, Peter Street and Brewer Street to create new nightclubs, offices and a restaurant. The narrow […]
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Paula Nicol from the English Collective of Prostitutes, which campaigns for the abolition of the prostitution laws which criminalise sex workers and their families, and for economic alternatives and higher benefits and wages.I have worked as a sex worker in at least ten different flats in Soho […]
Stop the raids, stop the evictions. Save historic Soho from greedy developers! The first closure order against a sex worker flat was granted in court today. Help us stop the others so Soho is not handed over to developers. An application for a closure order against 27 Peters Street included claims that women are being […]
Don’t Rip the Heart out of Soho!Stop the raids, stop the evictions.Stop the Walkers Court development. Please take action now: Before Tuesday 10 December, object to the Walkers Court development to Planning Committee chair Robert Davis rdavis@westminster.gov.uk. Join us at the planning committee meeting, Tues 10 December 6.30pm at City Hall, 17th floor, 64 […]
MORE than 200 police officers clad in riot-gear swooped on dozens of businesses in Soho on Wednesday in an attempt to stifle the trade of stolen goods.Scotland Yard said they targeted brothels, clubs, sex shops and a taxi company after gathering evidence from 18 months of undercover operations.They said they had compiled evidence linking some […]