News Archive: May 2025

This article was written by Yigit Aydinalp - Director of Programmes at the European Sex Workers Rights Alliance (ESWA).

The African Sex Worker Alliance (ASWA) have been collecting and sharing stories from sex workers affected by the U.S. foreign aid freeze. Vital programs that once provided HIV treatment, shelter from violence, STI testing, and access to contraceptives have disappeared – leaving many to face increased risk, stigma, and isolation. 

The stories are heartbreaking accounts of what it means to be left behind.

The European Sex Workers’ Rights Alliance (ESWA) have launched a new campaign demanding accountability from Meta-owned platforms (Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp) regarding their harmful treatment of sex workers online.