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NEWS CLIPPINGS

Listing last updated: January 15, 2004

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World News Clippings 2003 Greek prostitutes march to save brothels during Olympics Associated Press, December 8, 2003 Prostitution rife in Nigerian capital as AIDS rates soar Agence France Presse, December 7, 2003 Mps back sex workers Africa News Service, December 4, 2003 Feminists versus prostitutes: 1-0 Agence France Presse, December 4, 2003 Thailand touts sex tax as huge revenue stream: Government debates legalizing a notorious and profitable trade National Post, November 28, 2003 Cyprus is transit hub for sex trade, study reveals Agence France Presse, November 26, 2003 Drug use, prostitution put Asia's 'Big Three' at risk Agence France Presse, November 25, 2003 Make sex work legal, Says Don Africa News Service, November 24, 2003 Police in southwest China's Chongqing raid city's largest gay brothel Agence France Presse, November 22, 2003 Mohamed Choukr: Madman of the roses (Obituary) Al-Ahram Weekly, November 20-26, 2003 Thai debate on legalising prostitution set for late November Agence France Presse, November 4, 2003 Court for street sex workers aims to cut reoffending rates Australia Associated Press, October 29, 2003 Legalising sex trade may be answer to health, social issues Barbados Advocate, October 24, 2003 Czech ministry to introduce bill legalising prostitution Agence France Presse, October 20, 2003 Bangladesh's gay prostitutes take a step out of the closet Agence France Presse, October 2, 2003 Australia desperately seeking dominatrix as Rugby World Cup arrives Agence France Presse, October 2, 2003 Finland introduces new law to curb public drinking, prostitution Associated Press, October 2, 2003 Colombia cuts help for child prostitutes Associated Press, October 1, 2003 Italy will deport 120 Nigerian women soon Africa News Service, September 26, 2003 How to stop East Africa's truckers from driving the AIDS epidemic Africa News Service, September 24, 2003 Couple arrested in east China for running gay prostitution bar Agence France Presse, September 19, 2003 Des prostituées bloquent une rue à Lyon pour protester contre le "harcèlement" Agence France Presse, September 19, 2003 Les prostituées de Lyon chassées de leurs territoires s'insurgent Agence France Presse, September 19, 2003 Sex for groceries in hungry Zimbabwe: Report Agence France Presse, September 14, 2003 Bangladeshi sex workers join protest for security after one killed Agence France Presse, September 9, 2003 WHO promotes 100% condom use among sex workers in Asia AIDS Weekly, September 8, 2003 Daily Planet looks for some 'sinergies' The Age, September 2, 2003 Asia health experts to step up anti-AIDS programme for sex workers Agence France Presse, August 21, 2003 WHO lauds Myanmar's progress in promoting condom use Associated Press, August 21, 2003 Billions more condoms needed to halt HIV/AIDS epidemic in Asia Agence France Presse, August 18, 2003 Sex workers join efforts to contain spread of AIDS Inter Press Service, August 8, 2003 AIDS battle reaches new climax in Asia with aggressive condom policy Agence France Presse, August 15, 2003 Athens and its prostitutes declare truce in brothel row Agence France Presse, August 6, 2003 Athens prostitutes on strike to protest crackdown on brothels Agence France Presse, August 4, 2003 Danish IOC member tells regional governments to stay out of Greek brothel flap Associated Press, July 28, 2003 Athens prostitutes rally against regulations for 2004 Olympics Associated Press, July 25, 2003 Denmark accuses Sweden of meddling in Athens' Olympic brothels plans Agence France Presse, July 24, 2003 Swazis have sex workers covered Africa News Service, July 17, 2003 Ethiopia: Child prostitution on the rise, report says UN Integrated Regional Information Networks Africa News Service, July 15, 2003 Husbands and sex workers Africa News Service, July 8, 2003 Buying of sex in Finland is likely to be banned Agence France Presse, July 3, 2003 No more prostitutes, Danish union says Agence France Presse, June 30, 2003 Church accuses Athens of promoting sexual tourism Agence France Presse, June 30, 2003 Women's fate: Rasha Saad, in Baghdad, looks at the challenges facing Iraqi women and speaks to an Iraqi activist, recently returned from self-imposed exile, about her vision for the future Al-Ahram Weekly, June 19-25, 2003 Russian official urges deputies to legalize prostitution Agence France Presse, June 17, 2003 WA govt launches fresh attack on Phoenix sex group Australia Associated Press, June 17, 2003 U.N. urges more action against child trafficking and prostitution Associated Press, June 13, 2003 Cuban leader slams US over human trafficking charge Agence France Presse, June 13, 2003 Ruddock wants evidence on sex slavery Australia Associated Press, May 22, 2003 Aussie firm wants to build megabrothel near Las Vegas Associated Press, May 8, 2003 Ruddock says no growing sex slavery trade in Australia Australia Associated Press, May 7, 2003 AIDS, child trafficking major problems in Asia-Pacific: UNICEF Agence France Presse, May 7, 2003 The southern slave trade: There is one group of illegal immigrants that Australia seems to welcome with open arms — those smuggled in by people-traffickers, writes David Fickling The Guardian, May 6, 2003 Scheme to make sex workers self-reliant Financial Times, May 6, 2003 Prostitutes cleared in first Paris trial over law against 'passive' solicitation Associated Press, May 6, 2003 29 alien sex workers arrested in police raid Financial Times, May 5, 2003 Over 70 prostitutes arrested in Iran Arab Times, May 3, 2003 Iraqi prostitute revels in freedom to ply trade: Saddam jailed, executed streetwalkers Toronto Star, May 3, 2003 Australian brothel hits the markets Globe and Mail, May 2, 2003 Efforts to control border prostitution ineffective, experts say Associated Press, April 30, 2003 Mexico tries to restrict prostitution to specified areas in Sonora Arizona Daily Star, April 28, 2003 Govt overlooks 'mobile brothels' Times of India, April 28, 2003 Prohíben en Suecia el comercio sexual: Requieren mujeres más opciones laborales Comunicación e Información de la Mujer, April 24, 2003 "I Want to Be Your Wife" Reuters, April 21, 2003 In Sweden, a prostitute pays her taxes, but chides government for accepting the money Associated Press, April 15, 2003 Truckers and sex workers on AIDS budget for the first time Comtex News Network, April 14, 2003 Anti-AIDS crusaders launch clampdown on brothels Africa News Service, April 14, 2003 Cash to help young victims of sex trade Sheffield Today, April 7, 2003 Happy hookers of Eastern Europe: Phelim McAleer reveals the truth behind the myth of sex-slave trafficking The Spectator, April 5, 2003 Livingstone cracks down on child sex networks: Mayor of London's team to map where traffickers operate The Guardian, April 7, 2003 Fighting for their health, India's sex workers mobilize amFAR Insider Treatment, April, 2003 Sex workers to get condoms in vanity bags India Times News Network, March 14, 2003 Green light districts: Liverpool wants to operate colour coded zones to show where prostitution will be tolerated. Paul Humphries reports The Guardian, March 14, 2003 Tighter controls to target sex-trade clients The Advertiser, March 12, 2003 More than a million labor in sex trade Inter Press Service, March 11, 2003 Far from home: When women leave their villages to marry South China Morning Post, March 11, 2003 Italy deports 90 Nigerian prostitutes: report Agence France Presse, March 9, 2003 Leading the way Philippine Daily Inquirer, March 5, 2003 Time to put the brakes on sex trade Edinburgh Evening News, March 4, 2003 Bangladeshi sex workers demand end to police harassment Agence France Presse, March 3, 2003 Protect women, stop a disease New York Times, March 1, 2003 Teahouses centers of prostitution: Police discover illegal trafficking in women De Volkskrant, February 28, 2003 Sex trafficking Associated Press, February 25, 2003 U.S. lags on sex laws: Who will play Heidi Fleiss? Philadelphia Inquirer, February 25, 2003 Humanitarian sexploitation: The world's sex slaves need liberation, not condoms The Weekly Standard, February 24, 2003 Sanity needed in sex laws Sunday Star Times, February 23, 2003 Sex and slavery The Observer, February 23, 2003 Oldest profession The Christchurch Press, February 22, 2003 Legalizing Thai sex work has social gain: activists Inter Press Service, February 21, 2003 Socially responsible or pandora's box? Financial Times, February 21, 2003 Goff fears uncontrolled sex trade Dominion Post, February 21, 2003 Asia's sex trade is 'slavery' British Broadcasting Corp., February 20, 2003 Bill makes human trafficking a crime Globalvision News Network, February 19, 2003 Sex workers say 'let us stay' The Guardian, February 18, 2003 Thai move to legalise prostitution Ananova, February 18, 2003 If we encourage prostitution we will get more of it New Zealand Herald, February 18, 2003 Ban on music turns singers, dancers to prostitution Agence France Presse, February 16, 2003 Selangor wants women to reveal hubby-visits to prostitutes Kyodo News service, February 14, 2003 The great pop 'n' porn swindle: Russian duo Tatu is burning up the charts, thanks to steamy video antics between the young women. Could they be courting controversy just to sell records? Globe and Mail, February 6, 2003 Sydney council allows prostitutes to work legally from home Agence France Presse, February 5, 2003 Thailand: Teen sex on the increase The Nation, February 2, 2003 Thailand: Sex, lies and Internet-based deception The Nation, February 2, 2003 Sizzlers: ID kits released News24, January 30, 2003 Sizzlers: Theory puzzles cops News24, January 30, 2003 Blunkett unveils sex crime overhaul The Guardian, January 29, 2003 Vietnam develops first national strategy to combat HIV Associated Press, January 28, 2003 Online kid porn a tricky problem Wired News, January 27, 2003 Legalise prostitution and allow licensed brothels Nottingham Evening Post, January 27, 2003 Cuba cracks down on drugs, prostitution, porn Reuters, January 27, 2003 Sizzlers' sole survivor 'stable' News24, January 27, 2003 Dad takes body home in bakkie News24, January 24, 2003 Massacre: Slain 8 mourned News24, January 25, 2003 Cambodia shuts down red-light district British Broadcasting Corp., January 23, 2003 Victims compared to Jesus News24, January 23, 2003 Otgaar to have met internet lover News24, January 23, 2003 Last farewell to sex boss News24, January 23, 2003 Gays leave Cape Town News24, January 22, 2003 Victim's condition deteriorating fast News24, January 22, 2003 'Inquisitive' foreigners visited Sizzlers News24, January 22, 2003 Sizzlers was 'sex slave nest' News24, January 22, 2003 Dad challenges massacre killer News24, January 22, 2003 Police search for organized crime link in gay massacre 365gay.com, January 21, 2003 Massacre: Deathtoll still at 8 News24, January 21, 2003 Experts: Money the motive News24, January 21, 2003 Salon a last resort for victim News24, January 21, 2003 'They're in it for money' News24, January 21, 2003 Mystery still shrouds massacre News24, January 21, 2003 Massacre victims under guard News24, January 21, 2003 Flowers, messages remind of massacre News24, January 21, 2003 Massacre: 2 sex workers sought News24, January 21, 2003 Killer the real 'moffie' News24, January 21, 2003 Massage parlour murders (photos) — Jan. 2003 Die Burger, January 20, 2003 Massacre: 8th victim dies News24, January 20, 2003 Massage massacre: 7th man dies News24, January 20, 2003 'I have no words' News24, January 20, 2003 Bloodied man begs for help News24, January 20, 2003 Massacre: Suspects identified News24, January 20, 2003 Massacre: Hatred or drugs News24, January 20, 2003 6 shot dead at massage parlour News24, January 20, 2003 'Blood everywhere' at massacre News24, January 20, 2003 Scenes of horror in massage parlour News24, January 20, 2003 Suspects identified in massage parlour murders SABC News, January 20, 2003 Massage parlour death toll rises to eight SABC News, January 20, 2003 Sea Point attack: seventh man dies SABC News, January 20, 2003 Six shot dead, four wounded at Seapoint house SABC News, January 20, 2003 Don't look now: In the sordid world of child abuse, fantasy and reality are perilously intertwined The Observer, January 19, 2003 French working girls lose their privileged role: Paris's sex trade is threatened by a new conservatism and a wave of East European prostitutes. Hannah Godfrey talks to the streetwalkers fighting to save their livelihoods The Observer, January 19, 2003 Senegal: Aids ideas that work SABC News, January 17, 2003 Lap-dance boss hits out at city club critics: Politicians 'trying to win votes in next elections' Belfast Telegraph, January 15, 2003 Townshend essay decried 'witch-hunt': The rocker's musings on child pornography, posted on his Web site in early 2002, may have tipped off police, writes JAMES ADAMS Globe and Mail, January 15, 2003 Rocker Townshend arrested in porn case: Guitarist, 57, suspected of possessing, distributing 'indecent images of children' Globe and Mail, January 14, 2003 Tell us, who are you? We know him as a rock star, an intellectual; a devoted father, a philanderer. Now, the world reels at the arrest of Pete Townshend on child porn charges Globe and Mail, January 14, 2003 Sex workers in Mexico-US border regions potential source for HIV/AIDS spread AIDS Weekly, January 13, 2003 Who guitarist Pete Townshend accused of possessing child porn Canadian Broadcasting Corp., January 13, 2003 Sweden's prostitutes ply their trade on the Internet Agence France Presse, January 13, 2003 AIDS Transmission: Sex workers in Mexico-U.S. border regions potential source for HIV/AIDS spread AIDS Weekly, January 13, 2003 A poor woman's work is never fun: Book review New York Times, January 12, 2003 Senegal's bold HIV/AIDS programme is working International Planned Parenthood Federation, January 10, 2003 All victims of murder should be treated equally: In a video game for young men, the fun includes picking up prostitutes and then killing them The Independent, January 9, 2003 Pregnancy May Not Imperil HIV-Negative Prostitutes Reuters, January 7, 2003 Glitter deported from Cambodia British Broadcasting Corp., January 7, 2003 China cracks down on strippers British Broadcasting Corp., January 2, 2003

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Created: January 21, 2003 Last modified: March 2, 2004

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