World news about “Prostitution” published by euronews.
UK man rings police over “ugly” prostitute’s appearanceA man contacted police in England on Tuesday evening to report a prostitute for “breaching the Sale of Goods Act”, after he met her and decided her looks were… 14/06/2013
Sex workers‘ protest in France – nocomment Sex workers protest at Paris’s fabled Place Pigalle to demand end to legal curbs on their trade and their clients. 03/06/2013
Teen prostitution in Ukraine In Ukraine June 1 marks Children’s Day. However, an alarming number of teenage girls, many escaping problems at home, have turned to prostitution. Around… 31/05/2013
Pretty in Pink Voukefalas Larissa, a cash-strapped amateur Greek football team, has found a new way to pay their bills with help from the oldest profession in the… 18/10/2012
Fighting the war’s inheritance in Cambodia This month, Women and War is in Cambodia to meet Meth, Davy, and Somaly. In a country where the proverb is: women are like cotton, they still fight with an… 01/10/2012
‘Sex Workers Freedom Festival’ in India – nocomment After being denied visas to travel to the US to attend the annual International AIDS Conference, sex workers from around the world have been staging a… 26/07/2012
Sex workers protest in Paris – nocomment Sex workers demonstrated in Paris on Saturday against France’s Women’s Rights Minister Najat Vallaud-Belkacem’s plan to penalise prostitutes’ customers. 08/07/2012
Femen protest against prostitution in Ukraine during Euro 2012Security guards detain activists from women’s rights group Femen as they protest against prostitution in front of Olympic stadium in Kiev. REUTERS/Gleb… 24/06/2012
Euro 2012 prostitution focus in Ukraine When the world’s favourite sport attracts so many thousands of fans – most of them men – with a budget for high-energy fun, you can expect history’s favourite… 08/06/2012
MEPs demand more action against prostitution at sports events MEPs have called for more to be done to prevent prostitution at big sporting events. Many in the European Parliament are concerned the issue isn’t been taken… 30/05/2012
Topless protest in Ukraine While Michel Platini was expressing satisfaction with Ukraine’s efforts ahead of Euro 2012, the pro-active Ukrainian women’s movement FEMEN staged a topless… 27/09/2011
‘Slut march’ to protest against sexual crimes – nocomment Hundreds marched in Mexico City to denounce violence and sexual crimes against women in the so-called ‘Slut March’ which is part of an international movement… 13/06/2011
Rubygate revelations rumble on She is the young woman at the origin of the scandal that has hit Silvio Berlusconi like no other. Last November Karima El Mahroug, otherwise known as “Ruby… 05/04/2011
‘Bunga bunga’ just a Berlusconi joke – Lele Mora Lele Mora is one of the best-known casting agents in Italy, but this close friend of Silvio Berlusconi is also one of the central characters accused in the… 05/04/2011
Honduras recalls ambassador to Colombia over party scandalHonduras has withdrawn its ambassador to Colombia following a wild pre-Christmas party at the country’s embassy in Bogota. It is not clear whether Carlos… 06/01/2013
DSK fails to freeze French sex probeThe sex scandals continue for Dominique Strauss-Kahn after a French court rejected his request to drop an inquiry. The ex-International Monetary Fund chief… 19/12/2012
Crusade against Cambodian sex tradeIn the wake of the war, Cambodia has become one of the hubs for human trafficking. A hell on earth where one survivor stands tall. The residents of a foster… 17/10/2012
Prostitute scandal shocks sleepy American townA seaside town in the US state of Maine has been hit by a sex scandal. Alexis Wright, a 29-year-old fitness instructor from Kennebunk, is accused of running… 14/10/2012
French footballers to appear in court in sex probeFrench footballers, Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema are to stand trial for having sex with a minor. In the so-called “Zahia” affair, it’s alleged the two… 15/08/2012
Protests grow in Bolivia over human traffickingProtests in Bolivia are growing over the number of people who disappear without trace. One organisation set up to monitor human trafficking estimates over 90… 13/07/2012
Protest for France sex workersFrench sex workers demonstrated in Paris on Saturday after a government minister said she wanted to see prostitution “disappear”. As a first step, Womens’… 07/07/2012
Germany Hell’s Angels raided by policeGerman police carried out a series of raids across the north of the country, targeting properties linked to the Hell’s Angels biker club. The operations… 24/05/2012
Barcelona prostitutes try to stay on the streetsBarcelona’s plans to outlaw street prostitution met with an angry protest on Friday by about 100 of the city’s sex workers. They say the proposed law will… 27/04/2012
Three fired in US Secret Service prostitution probeThree American Secret Service officers are to leave their jobs as an investigation continues into a prostitution scandal. The three were among 11 agents and… 19/04/2012
Sex ring case ‘empty’, say Strauss-Kahn’s lawyersLawyers for the former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn say there is no substance to accusations concerning his alleged involvement in a prostitution… 27/03/2012
Strauss-Kahn charged for alleged role in French vice ringA French court, on Monday, placed the former head of the International Monetary Fund Dominique Strauss-Kahn under formal investigation into his alleged role… 27/03/2012
Strauss-Kahn emerges from police grillingThe ongoing French police investigation in the suspected prostitution ring that operated out of Lille’s Carlton Hotel netted its biggest fish so far when it… 23/02/2012
Strauss-Khan released after questioningDominique Strauss-Kahn has walked free from police custody after nearly 48 hours of questioning. He spent a night in jail as prosecutors used their full… 22/02/2012
DSK questioning continues over vice ringPolice continued to question Dominique Strauss-Kahn on Wednesday. After an undignified night in jail, as prosecutors used their powers for a 48-hour… 22/02/2012
Former IMF chief DSK spends night in custodyFormer IMF chief and French finance minister Dominique Strauss-Kahn is still being questioned by police in the northern French city of Lille and could be kept… 22/02/2012
Ex-IMF head Strauss-Kahn quizzed in prostitution caseFormer French finance minister and IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is being questioned by police in northern France over suspected involvement in a… 21/02/2012
Ukrainian women rage against Indian prostitute ‘slur’Feminist activists braved freezing temperatures in Kyiv in a protest against a report that Indian authorities are to scrutinise Ukrainian visa applications as… 18/01/2012
France considers prostitution crackdownSex workers in Paris have held protests after the French parliament said it would consider criminalising paying for sex in a bid to abolish… 07/12/2011
German city introduces prostitute ‘tax’ metersThe German city of Bonn has begun charging prostitutes a nightly rate of six euros for taking clients to special parking spaces provided by the authorities… 31/08/2011
Berlusconi sex trial adjournedThe stage was set for ‘Rubygate’ with tight security, a rally by supporters of Silvio Berlusconi and the world’s media. But the trial of the Italian prime… 06/04/2011
Rubygate trial begins after Berlusconi gets a boostOn the eve of one of Italy’s most sensational trials involving the prime minister and a nightclub dancer, Silvio Berlusconi received a welcome boost from… 06/04/2011
Twilight star Kirsten Stewart goes dirty for new roleSqueaky-clean “Twilight” star Kristen Stewart has roughened up her image for her latest role as a teenage prostitute in “Welcome to the Rileys”. It is a drama… 09/11/2010
French footballers quizzed over ‘underage sex’French football stars Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema faced police questioning on Tuesday as part of an investigation into an underage sex ring. Officers… 20/07/2010
UN targets human trafficking for prostitutionRaising awareness about human trafficking is the aim of a new campaign by the United Nations. The victims are extremely likely to be women and children. In… 02/07/2010
Sex trafficking enters European election sceneThe Paris-based Scelles Foundation has called on the candidates in the European elections to give urgent attention to fighting forced prostitution across the… 10/04/2009
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UK plans crackdown on sex traffickingMen paying for sex with women forced into prostitution could soon face prosecution in Britain under new government proposals. Under the law, paying for sex… 19/11/2008
