NORWAY: The In’s & Out’s of the Sex Worker Industry.

By Bella Filacuridi

According to transgender sex worker Lilith Staalesen, the current prostitution policies in Norway neglect sex worker rights and facilitate unsafe working environments. Nearly 10 years since the criminalisation of purchasing sexual services, sex workers are still fighting for standardised labour working regulations to ensure their safety. 

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: division through education

by Beatričė Bankauskaitė & Tereza Dorňáková

Twenty-three years ago peace between the former Yugoslav republics was “officially established” by the Dayton Agreement, however, the reconciliation between the countries has been still in making. Such a significant field as education is still left behind the “more important” topics in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

The project touches two examples of division in education – different content of history textbooks and phenomenon “two schools under one roof”. In the  last section you will get interactive “history lesson” about the Siege of Sarajevo and about the most important events during 20th century in Western Balkans territory.

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With some of the strictest laws in Europe, Poland has created a country that provides women with barely any rights to legal abortions. But with the recent wave of women’s movements, more Polish women are standing up to this oppression.

Read the full story: https://anapaulacanol.wixsite.com/abortioninpoland

Seeking Refuge in Denmark

In 2018 Denmark stopped accepting UN Quota refugees to focus on the integration of existing refugees.  However, a recent finance act for 2019 states otherwise. Van Damme a refugee hoping to gain asylum in Denmark shares his uncertainty and how he finds his refuge in civil response programs like DFUNK.

Read the full story here: “I’m wasting my childhood being a refugee”

Van Damme (left) hopes to seek asylum in Denmark

 

New Scottish alcohol laws cause uncertainty in homeless health

By Linsey Raschkowan

Keith Apple, 49, says he hasn’t slept in a bed in over a month. Photo courtesy of Linsey Raschkowan

On May 1, Scotland introduced new pricing regulations on alcohol, addressing alcohol-related deaths. Scottish government claims these regulations will help those living in poverty. But how will it affect the homeless, or alcoholics? What can be done to minimize harm?

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Portugal’s helping hands maintain the nation’s low drug numbers

By Alex Manfredi

All of the attention regarding the success of Portugal’s 2001 decriminalized drug policy goes towards the government and policies that were put in place.

How has the country significantly lowered its drug numbers and maintained itself over the years?

Can Portugal continue to improve and provide drug users with the safest measures possible?

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Who’s responsible for raising your children?

By Ea M.L. Schausen

Mette believes, allowing Freja to use an iPad at the age of 3 put her one step ahead of her class-mates

A new trial initiative by the Danish Ministry of Education seeks to implement teaching etiquette and proper manners in schools.
But some parents are skeptical. Is it not to interfere with their parenting?

Read more about it on http://educationvsparenting.mediajungle.dk/

Wolves creates fear in Denmark

By Sofie Højlund

Photo: Sofie Højlund

In all of Europe the number of wolves are increasing. This is the source of a fiery debate that questions the European Unions decision in making the wolf a protected species within the EU.

But in one of the smallest member states a fear is rising, a fear of a predator with a bad rumor. A fear of The Big Bad Wolf.

Read more on: http://thebigbadwolf.mediajungle.dk/2018/05/30/wolves-creates-fear-in-denmark/