RUSSIA: Public discussion "Is sex work - work?"

10.11.2008

100TV,

Russia St Petersburg - Irina Maslova of "Humanitarian Action", one of SWAN members in Russia, took part in public discussion on prostitution on Russia. A 65 min long TV discussion, where to a question "Do you consider prostitution a kind of profession?" 4299 of viewers voted YES and 4294 voted NO.

10.11.2008

100TV, Russia

St Petersburg - Irina Maslova of "Humanitarian Action", one of SWAN members in Russia, took part in public discussion on prostitution on Russia. A 65 min long TV discussion, where to a question "Do you consider prostitution a kind of profession?" 4299 of viewers voted YES and 4294 voted NO.

Among other guest speakers were:

Igor Knazkin, MD

Yelena Babich, MP

Lev Sheglov, Rector of Institute of Psychology and Sexology

View video on 100TV here

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Quotes of the Month

"We went about it with joy and good humor, if you will, we played on the fact that we were police officers, we negotiated prices by saying: How much is it for the police? Where do you come from? What is your age?"… "Most of the time, we were under the effect of alcohol, under the effect of the group. It was known about and tolerated by the hierarchy."

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One of the seven French police officers

Picture of the Month

Odyseus, Slovakia 2009





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