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Green light for Amsterdam's red light district after virus shutdown

Jul 02, 2020 - 2:22 PM

The Netherlands ordered all brothels closed in mid-March and had originally planned to keep them shut until September, but decides to bring the date forward as COVID-19 cases dropped

REOPENS. People walk in the red light district of Amsterdam on July 1, 2020, as Dutch brothels reopened today after a long coronavirus shutdown, with sex workers and clients having to observe new rules to prevent COVID-19 infection. Photo by Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP

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Feb 29, 2016 - 7:42 PM

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Infamous Jakarta red-light district razed to the ground

Feb 29, 2016 - 2:57 PM

The demolition is part of a plan to close all brothel areas in the Muslim majority country

Warga membongkar bangunan menjelang pembongkaran kawasan Kalijodo di Jakarta, pada 28 Februari 2016. Foto oleh Fanny Octavianus/Antara

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Feb 24, 2016 - 6:55 PM

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Indonesia plans to close all red-light districts by 2019

Feb 24, 2016 - 1:09 PM

Prostitution can never be erased from the Earth but we must try to stop it corrupting our youth

HUMAN TRAFFICKING. Millions of women fall victim to human trafficking worldwide, with the Philippines as a source of prostitution and forced labor victims. File photo from Newsbreak

Surabaya brothel closures hit HIV prevention in Indonesia

Nov 11, 2014 - 3:45 PM

The now empty alleyways of Dolly in Surabaya do not mean the sex trade has disappeared just dispersed

Police shoot tear gas in Surabaya's 'Dolly' sex district

Jul 28, 2014 - 12:54 AM

Around 300 protesters tore out and set alight a sign erected by the Surabaya city that read: This area is free from brothels and prostitution

SHUTTERED. Indonesian police arrest protesters during a raid to shut down Surabaya's red light district, popularly known as "Dolly", on the eve of the Eid al-Fitr festival on July 27, 2014. Photo by Juni Kriswanto/AFP

Indonesia raids huge red-light district before Ramadan

Jun 27, 2014 - 10:53 PM

Security forces conduct the raid to make sure that entertainment centers including brothels are closed during the whole month of Ramadan

RAID. Indonesian police, civil security and army personnel conduct an operation in the red-light district, popularly known as 'Dolly', in preparation for the forthcoming Islamic holy month of Ramadan and to enforce a government closure order there in Surabaya on June 27, 2014. File photo by AFP/Juni Kriswanto

Indonesia's top red-light district nears shutdown

Jun 16, 2014 - 5:44 PM

Despite fierce resistance the crusading mayor of Surabaya is attempting to do what her predecessors have failed to: shut down Indonesia s biggest brothel strip

TIME TO COVER UP. Indonesian sex workers cover their faces as military police accompanied by journalists conduct patrols to prevent soldiers and police from patronizing Surabaya city's red light district popularly known as Dolly. Surabaya’s crusading new mayor has pledged to shut down the area by June 18. Photo by Juni Kriswanto/AFP