Spain seeks to shut brothels to curb coronavirus contagion
2020-08-22
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MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Equality Minister Irene Montero has asked regions to order the closure of brothels in a bid to prevent new coronavirus outbreaks, a week after the government shut most nightlife establishments and imposed various other restrictions.
The ministry has sent a letter asking “regions to specifically act on places where prostitution is exercised, like brothels&rdqu .....
Prostitutes at brothel test positive for coronavirus in 'extremely worrying' outbreak
2020-08-17
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Four men in Alcázar de San Juan, Spain, have been traced back to a brothel where eight prostitutes tested positive for coronavirus – but there are believed to be many more who haven't come forward
Eight prostitutes in a Spanish tourist hotspot have tested positive for coronavirus.
Authorities in Alcázar de San Juan, Spain, are probing an “extremely worrying .....
Spain provides lockdown support for trafficking victims, prostitutes
2020-04-23
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Spain unveiled on Tuesday a series of measures aimed at helping prostitutes and victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation survive the country’s coronavirus lockdown.
Sex workers across the globe have been left destitute by the closure of brothels due to the coronavirus, but only a handful of countries - including Bangladesh - have pledged support.
Women who are living in Spai .....
Sex workers must not be left behind in the response to COVID-19
2020-04-10
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GENEVA, 8 April 2020—The COVID-19 pandemic, as with other health crises, exposes existing inequalities and disproportionately affects people already criminalized, marginalized and living in financially precarious situations, often outside social protection mechanisms.
During these difficult times, the Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) and UNAIDS wish to draw attention to the p .....
Police break up orgy during coronavirus lockdown in Madrid
2020-03-28
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Spanish police found six people allegedly having an orgy at a brothel in Madrid during the coronavirus lockdown.
Police broke up a sex party at a suspected brothel in Madrid during the coronavirus lockdown. Pictured are police vehicles in Madrid (file image)
The local authorities also found alcoholic drinks and cigarette butts all over the flat, local media reported.
The police rep .....
85 Ways to Make Sex Workers' Lives a Little Easier
2020-03-11
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Here are some simple strategies for educating yourself, changing the conversations you have about sex workers, and generally being less of a jerk about sex work. Eighty-Five ways to make sex workers lives easier. .....