January 15, 2018 – Bridge Agents

Who are we talking about when we talk about prostitution and sex work?

January 15, 2018 Bridge Agents

Canada (Conversation) – Prostitution is now illegal in Canada. A criminal offence occurs every time sexual services are exchanged for compensation. Canada’s new prostitution laws — which came into force in 2014 — are consistent with laws now in place in Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Northern Ireland, France and the Republic of Ireland. This approach — often referred to as the Nordic model — criminalizes the purchase of sexual services in an effort to end the practice of prostitution itself. In Canada, four new criminal offences target prostitution and the development…

The Murder of Jason Pero Sparks Outrage From This Wisconsin Community

January 15, 2018 Bridge Agents

Wisconsin (PT) – Jason Pero went home from school due to illness. A few hours later he was dead, murdered by an out of control cop that works for perhaps one of the worst departments in Wisconsin, the Ashland County Sheriffs Department. For those unfamiliar, Ashland County sits on the South Shore of Lake Superior in Northern Wisconsin, with the city of Ashland serving as it’s hub. Ashland has a population that floats around 8,100 people. Almost half of the total county population of 15,714. Just 9 miles to the East,…

UK Refuses to Grant Assange Diplomatic Status – Foreign Office

January 15, 2018 Bridge Agents

(Sputnik) – “The government of Ecuador recently requested diplomatic status for Mr. Assange here in the UK. The UK did not grant that request, nor are we in talks with Ecuador on this matter. Ecuador knows that the way to resolve this issue is for Julian Assange to leave the embassy to face justice,” the spokesperson was quoted as saying by The Guardian newspaper. The news comes in wake of the El Comercio news outlet’s report published on January 10, regarding the number of an identity document, registered in the Ecuadorian Civil Registration System under Assange’s name. However, the reports circulating in media have been insisting that the…