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Sex workers renting Airbnb apartments in Swiss capital: report

Sex workers renting Airbnb apartments in Swiss capital: report

Prostitutes say private apartments are cheaper than rooms in legal brothels, according to a new report.

Zurich’s 'sex boxes' for prostitutes given official thumbs up

Zurich’s 'sex boxes' for prostitutes given official thumbs up

Eighty Thai women forced into prostitution in Switzerland

Eighty Thai women forced into prostitution in Switzerland

Geneva to get 'café fellatio' by end of year

Geneva to get 'café fellatio' by end of year

Carsharing vehicles used by Swiss prostitutes

Carsharing vehicles used by Swiss prostitutes

Council-funded brothel touted for Zurich

Council-funded brothel touted for Zurich

2015

Switzerland scraps 'stripper visa' scheme

Switzerland scraps 'stripper visa' scheme

2014

'Sex boxes' eyed to control Basel prostitutes

'Sex boxes' eyed to control Basel prostitutes

Kosovan sex slave flees Switzerland for Austria

Kosovan sex slave flees Switzerland for Austria

Special permits for foreign strippers to end

Special permits for foreign strippers to end

Geneva parlours 'require' condoms for oral sex

Geneva parlours 'require' condoms for oral sex

Bern officals crack Thai human trafficking ring

Bern officals crack Thai human trafficking ring

2013

Zurich police department sex scandal mushrooms

Zurich police department sex scandal mushrooms

Zurich vice squad cops 'accepted sex for tip-offs'

Zurich vice squad cops 'accepted sex for tip-offs'

Town battles booming sex parlour business

Town battles booming sex parlour business

Swiss MPs raise legal age for prostitutes to 18

Swiss MPs raise legal age for prostitutes to 18

Zurich's drive-in 'sex boxes' off to slow start

Zurich's drive-in 'sex boxes' off to slow start

Zurich divided as sex drive-in opens its doors

Zurich divided as sex drive-in opens its doors

European experiments with sex drive-ins

European experiments with sex drive-ins

Zurich unveils 'sex boxes' for prostitutes

Zurich unveils 'sex boxes' for prostitutes

Geneva charges Chinese for illegal prostitution

Geneva charges Chinese for illegal prostitution

2012

Zurich 'sex boxes' to open next year

Zurich 'sex boxes' to open next year

Prostitutes caught red-handed in Ticino

Geneva club closed over suspected sex trade

Geneva club closed over suspected sex trade

New sex trade union targets price cutting

New sex trade union targets price cutting

Geneva sex workers set to form union

Geneva sex workers set to form union

'Brutal' pimp's sentence upped to 14 years

Ticino clamps down on illegal prostitution

Ticino clamps down on illegal prostitution

Swiss outlaw underage prostitution

Swiss outlaw underage prostitution

US blasts Bern over underage prostitution

US blasts Bern over underage prostitution

US slams Switzerland on human trafficking

'I'm a whore and proud of it'

'I'm a whore and proud of it'

Swiss freed in Singapore callgirl scandal

Swiss man charged in Singapore sex scandal

Prostitute numbers rocket in Geneva

Prostitute numbers rocket in Geneva

'Give prostitutes the right to sue fee dodgers'

'Give prostitutes the right to sue fee dodgers'

Swiss on UN collision course after Geneva vote

Results: No to holidays, yes to sex stalls

Results: No to holidays, yes to sex stalls

Swiss vote on holidays, demos and sex trade

Zurich ready to vote on drive-in prostitution

Zurich ready to vote on drive-in prostitution

Drive-in prostitution project stalled in Zurich

Drive-in prostitution project stalled in Zurich

Zurich bans minors from sex trade

Zurich bans minors from sex trade

2011

Zurich residents to vote on drive-in sex stalls

Zurich residents to vote on drive-in sex stalls

Naked female protesters stop traffic in Zurich

Swiss biggest fans of prostitution after Spanish

Swiss biggest fans of prostitution after Spanish

Sexual assistants - the stigma of helping disabled Swiss

Drive-in sex stalls get Swiss green light

Drive-in sex stalls get Swiss green light

Zurich seeks loan for drive-in sex stalls

Zurich seeks loan for drive-in sex stalls

Force prostitute clients to wear condoms - Greens