{"id":3744,"date":"2022-02-15T17:17:30","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T16:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/behind-the-scenes-in-germanys-red-light-district\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T19:29:50","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T18:29:50","slug":"behind-the-scenes-in-germanys-red-light-district","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/en\/forced-prostitution\/behind-the-scenes-in-germanys-red-light-district\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the scenes in Germany\u2019s red-light district"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3744\" class=\"elementor elementor-3744 elementor-847\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-42ef73a1 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-items-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"42ef73a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45063e80\" data-id=\"45063e80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39cc810f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"39cc810f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Forced prostitution<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e384a58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5e384a58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Behind the scenes in Germany\u2019s red-light district<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-584156ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"584156ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The image of voluntary, self-sufficient sex workers is widely distributed in Germany, yet only applies to a very small proportion of people. The majority of those affected in the red-light district experience a completely different world.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-752068a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"752068a3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bc0e6e9\" data-id=\"7bc0e6e9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" 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data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-721ae80\" data-id=\"721ae80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a52791 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a52791\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Red light as an umbrella term for a spectrum of realities<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-29579d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"29579d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-572af1e\" data-id=\"572af1e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eaa63f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eaa63f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 juice:w-full juice:items-end overflow-x-auto gap-2\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"fe7cbaf6-554a-4019-8062-9f970ea21c18\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 juice:empty:hidden juice:first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>What is &#8220;German Red Light&#8221;? Everyone will personally envision something different. Red light in Germany is highly heterogeneous and encompasses a wide spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, there&#8217;s the publicly visible sector: public red-light districts in cities, street prostitution, apartment brothels, sauna clubs, and mobile homes. Alongside these are less visibly prominent areas: escort agencies, private sex parties, the BDSM\/fetish scene, small brothels in industrial areas or on remote farms.<\/p>\n<p>Digital Prostitution<\/p>\n<p>Also included is prostitution in the digital realm. Platforms like OnlyFans, live cams, or within the context of pornographic recordings offer various forms of prostitution in the digital space.<\/p>\n<p>Each of these places represents a different facet of prostitution. Some places immediately reveal the misery, such as street prostitution areas; others suggest decadence, sensuality, and eroticism. They portray prostitution as a form of self-determination and sexual freedom, as an unconventional lifestyle choice for women who have turned their passion into a profession.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Opposite of Glamorous and the Opposite of Autonomous<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In our work, we experience a different perspective on the red-light district that we present here. We witness misery in various forms: unimaginable distress behind the scenes, trauma from violence both before and during prostitution, dependencies, lack of knowledge about rights, no health insurance, unfamiliarity with language or location, no personal perspective or dreams for their own lives. We experience the opposite of glamorous and the opposite of autonomous.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-182578c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"182578c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d230048\" data-id=\"d230048\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2a21e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b2a21e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1716911720476-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7018\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1716911720476-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1716911720476-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1716911720476-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1716911720476-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1716911720476-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/1716911720476-scaled.jpg 1920w\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4632-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4632-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4632-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4632-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4632-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/IMG_4632-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7733c60 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7733c60\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5747732d\" data-id=\"5747732d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-379c7c97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"379c7c97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Lured to Germany under false pretences<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a91404 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a91404\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some underage women are brought from Eastern Europe, Africa, Asia and South America to Germany under false pretences to be exploited in brothels. They take any option due to poverty and necessity. Prostitution is not a choice for them; it is their only means of survival. The majority of prostitutes in Germany come from Bulgaria or Romania. German brothels that regularly advertise new women are informed that traffickers are bringing \u201cfresh goods\u201d. Many foreign and native prostitutes regularly change location. Sometimes they spend only a week or two in a town before moving on. They have no idea where they are.<\/p>\n<p>Young girls from Africa, particularly from Nigeria, are tied to a pimp\u2019s demands by means of a voodoo ritual and death threats and sent to Europe for prostitution in the thousands. They must work and pay huge sums of money to their pimps or else bad things will happen to them or their family back home. The ruthless pimps regularly demonstrate the violence that will happen if they disobey. These helpless women are at the mercy of violent mafia gangs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-80b32ef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"80b32ef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6de5a68\" data-id=\"6de5a68\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31aa58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d31aa58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Biker and mafia gangs control different areas of the red-light district.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-279116f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"279116f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Biker and mafia gangs from various nations control different areas of Germany\u2019s red-light districts. Domination of the red-light district is important to them as it guarantees high income. They control the brothels and people working there. The majority of income goes to these gangs. At the same time, they dictate the working conditions and create a parallel world with its own rules and principles. This includes loyalty and absolute secrecy from the outside. Everyday life in the red-light district is characterised by violence, hierarchical mindsets and total obedience.<\/p>\n<p>Even German women end up in prostitution, some even underage \u2013 lured in by a loverboy. Young, good-looking men pose as a boyfriend to lure the girls into prostitution. Using insidious manipulation and a \u2018carrot and stick\u2019 approach, they make the girls believe that it was their own decision to enter the red-light district to help their boyfriend get out of a difficult financial situation. The loverboy involves luring a woman (sometimes several at the same time) into long-term prostitution and then exploiting them. Those involved experience systematic brainwashing which makes leaving difficult.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e475eb3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e475eb3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee8d773\" data-id=\"ee8d773\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;slideshow&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_gallery&quot;:[],&quot;background_slideshow_loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_duration&quot;:5000,&quot;background_slideshow_slide_transition&quot;:&quot;fade&quot;,&quot;background_slideshow_transition_duration&quot;:500}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3428cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f3428cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Prostitution Act aims to establish a framework but the reality is quite different<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a84b515 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a84b515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Prostitution Act aims to establish a framework for prostitution through counselling services and employment protection regulations in order for it to be a recognised profession. However, the reality is that most woman are forced to work. Paid holiday does not exist. Very few have health insurance and must therefore work every day, regardless of whether they are ill or pregnant. Some women are forced to work late into pregnancy, up to several hours before giving birth. Every night they work the streets, sit in their small brothel room or wait in caravans on country roads for the next client.<\/p>\n<p>They are at the mercy of the needs and demands of the client. Despite their distress, they are dependent on satisfying a client\u2019s needs \u2013 no matter how much it may disgust them \u2013 because they need the money. A look into the choice of \u2018services\u2019 in the red-light district reveals: prostitution has almost nothing to do with sexual intercourse. It is far more about exerting power, oppression, sexual violence, loathing and perversion. Urinating (\u2018golden shower\u2019) and defecating (\u2018caviar\u2019) on women is a common part of the service.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2931a777 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2931a777\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3f9aad49\" data-id=\"3f9aad49\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c772c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2c772c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A panel of punters reveals the daily suffering of women in prostitution:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-27073c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"27073c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-0ebf2c3\" data-id=\"0ebf2c3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1900d370 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"1900d370\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe owner, Eddy*, is trying to control all the Romanian women there and the fact that they are forced to work for him was confirmed later on. That\u2019s [...] pimping and I also saw a woman getting beaten up. Additionally I got the feeling that Eddy was either drunk or high.[...] Two women told me that they are scared of him, that he threatens them [...] and forces them to work against their will. [...] It\u2019s more like a mafia place now, where the girls are afraid.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">\u2013 sex buyer, Lusthaus Forum, FKK Pompeji Nuremberg, 23.10.2017<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-c45f798\" data-id=\"c45f798\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdfbb6a elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"bdfbb6a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tHands off: Had also booked the animal. Her apartment stinks of cat piss. Also the bed was broken and the so-called execution mattress is so filthy that you can catch all kinds of things. She wasn\u2019t shaven \u2013 even though I demanded that [...]. She had to keep consulting her boyfriend\/pimp.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">\u2013 German sex buyer, Sachsen Forum, appointment-based brothel Mansfeld, 19.10.2014<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-6f46944 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6f46944\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-98f6304\" data-id=\"98f6304\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-528a216 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"528a216\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tYou got young women from Hungary, so scantily clothed that it amounts to Christian charity to take them inside and warm them up with your body. [...] The beds are a catastrophe \u2013 you can see traces of the previous guy\u2019s sperm. [...]\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">\u2013German sex buyer, Lusthaus Forum, street prostitution Munich, 13.12.2016<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f83db4\" data-id=\"4f83db4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-247eb45 elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"247eb45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThere was a girl, around 13-14 years old, very young looking. She hadn\u2019t even developed tits yet. At any rate, she was so tight that I couldn\u2019t deeply penetrate her hole. It seemed to hurt her and she fought me off. I just had to do what came to mind. I relieved myself several times in her mouth, she swallowed it all. Had a bad feeling. Perhaps she was on drugs.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">\u2013 Swiss sex buyer, Lusthaus Forum, South Tyrol, 02.05.2016<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cad8a6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"cad8a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9362019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9362019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/dieunsichtbarenmaenner.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Die unsichtbaren M\u00e4nner.de<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fb3f371 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fb3f371\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-38820ab\" data-id=\"38820ab\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d93e23d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5d93e23d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The services presented here are just some of a much wider range<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58220219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58220219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The misery and violence openly inflicted in the red-light district of this country is merely the sad tip of the iceberg of a much greater suffering. The services presented here are just some of a much wider range of illegal forced prostitution. The public is repeatedly given a small glimpse into this other world. Particularly when videos emerge featuring the sexual abuse of small children. Pornography and child abuse are taking place on a grand scale, however it is difficult to detect in society as it takes place in secrecy and seclusion. The sexual exploitation of children and the production of pornography that glorifies violence towards children and adults forms a solid basis for the future exploitation of adults in legal places of prostitution.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75063e7e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"75063e7e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>More information on child exploitation:<\/strong><br \/>\nIn our <a href=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/en\/ritual-abuse\/\">ritual violence topic area<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-229d1afd elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"229d1afd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-491cfcde\" data-id=\"491cfcde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1711274f elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"1711274f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe general situation in the red-light district is challenging as there is no trust. It\u2019s mostly bad experiences to be had in the brothels. The men who work there are in control. If there are any problems, the pimp finds out and puts pressure on you directly. It is very extreme in Germany if people are forced to do things they don\u2019t want to. But you don\u2019t trust yourself to fight against it because you know that you will be physically overcome... You let a lot of things go before you... . Yeah, you have this crazy fear that you will die or something. That is why you stick to the rules you are given. You are put under loads of pressure by people.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">\u2013 Former German forced prostitute<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28dac129 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28dac129\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-762e35aa\" data-id=\"762e35aa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62910e04 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62910e04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Figures from the 2004 study by the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs on the prostitute situation in Germany<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1421b515 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1421b515\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Prior to the age of 16,<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>prostitutes in Germany had\n<ul>\n<li>experienced violence between their parents 56%<\/li>\n<li>experienced violence by a parent 73%<\/li>\n<li>experienced regular sexual abuse 43%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>After the age of 16\n<ul>\n<li>experienced physical abuse 87% (of which 34% were threatened with weapons, 38% beaten up, 37% threatened with being killed, 62.6% were painfully kicked)<\/li>\n<li>experienced sexual abuse 59%<\/li>\n<li>experienced psychological abuse 82%<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>35% were locked up, shackled or had their freedom of movement restricted against their will at least once<\/li>\n<li>24% battle with suicidal thoughts<\/li>\n<li>88% take substances such as painkillers, psychotropics and drugs<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bmfsfj.de\/bmfsfj\/studie-lebenssituation-sicherheit-und-gesundheit-von-frauen-in-deutschland-80694\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bmfsfj.de<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79990579 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79990579\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-666e255c\" data-id=\"666e255c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd68de elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fd68de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contents<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d0b43f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"24d0b43f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">More on this topic<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-743ef182 elementor-posts--thumbnail-none elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-card-shadow-yes elementor-posts__hover-gradient elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"743ef182\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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href=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/en\/forced-prostitution\/facts-and-legal-situation\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tFacts and legal situation\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/en\/forced-prostitution\/facts-and-legal-situation\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Facts and legal situation\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3754 page type-page status-publish hentry\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/en\/forced-prostitution\/why-women-end-up-in-forced-prostitution\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tWhy women end up in forced prostitution\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/en\/forced-prostitution\/why-women-end-up-in-forced-prostitution\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Why women end up in forced prostitution\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-7394 page type-page status-publish hentry\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/en\/forced-prostitution\/pimping-methods\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tPimping methods\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/en\/forced-prostitution\/pimping-methods\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Pimping methods\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3718 page type-page status-publish hentry\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/en\/forced-prostitution\/voluntary-vs-forced-prostitution\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tVoluntary vs. forced prostitution\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/en\/forced-prostitution\/voluntary-vs-forced-prostitution\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Voluntary vs. forced prostitution\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead more \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-3750 page type-page status-publish hentry\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__card\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699459a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"699459a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span style=\"letter-spacing: var( --e-global-typography-text-letter-spacing )\">Read more on our blog<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ac65d6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ac65d6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element 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class=\"elementor-portfolio elementor-grid elementor-posts-container\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-10308 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/en\/part-3-the-systematic-manipulation-of-attachment-in-the-context-of-organized-crime\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/david-clode-w6DCdVqF7p0-unsplash-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10295\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/david-clode-w6DCdVqF7p0-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/david-clode-w6DCdVqF7p0-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/david-clode-w6DCdVqF7p0-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/david-clode-w6DCdVqF7p0-unsplash-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/david-clode-w6DCdVqF7p0-unsplash-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/david-clode-w6DCdVqF7p0-unsplash-1200x800.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tPart 3: The systematic manipulation of attachment in the context of organized crime\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-10302 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aufklaerung category-education category-exit category-forced-prostitution category-prostitution-en\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/en\/part-2-attachment-as-the-key-to-helping-people-exit-the-sex-trade\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leinwand-MF-2-2018-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10211\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leinwand-MF-2-2018-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leinwand-MF-2-2018-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leinwand-MF-2-2018-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leinwand-MF-2-2018-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leinwand-MF-2-2018-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leinwand-MF-2-2018-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leinwand-MF-2-2018-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tPart 2: Attachment as the key to helping people exit the sex trade\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-10300 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aufklaerung category-education category-forced-prostitution category-prostitution-en\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/en\/part-1-why-victims-remain-in-exploitative-situations-attachment-and-control\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leinwand-MF-4-2018-200x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-10200\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leinwand-MF-4-2018-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leinwand-MF-4-2018-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leinwand-MF-4-2018-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leinwand-MF-4-2018-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leinwand-MF-4-2018-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leinwand-MF-4-2018-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Leinwand-MF-4-2018-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tPart 1: Why victims remain in exploitative situations \u2013 attachment and control\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-9995 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-aktuelles category-aufklaerung\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/en\/mission-statement-and-quality-standards-of-our-work-within-the-framework-of-the-alliance-together-against-human-trafficking-ggmh\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Design-ohne-Titel-300x169.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9974\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Design-ohne-Titel-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Design-ohne-Titel-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Design-ohne-Titel-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Design-ohne-Titel-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Design-ohne-Titel-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Design-ohne-Titel.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tMission Statement and Quality Standards of Our Work within the Framework of the Alliance &#8220;Together Against Human Trafficking (GGMH)&#8221;\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-9937 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education category-forced-prostitution category-prostitution-en\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/en\/forced-prostitution-in-a-cologne-student-dormitory-why-did-no-one-want-to-look\/\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__img elementor-post__thumbnail\">\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shared-image-295x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9895\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shared-image-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shared-image-1006x1024.jpg 1006w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shared-image-768x782.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mission-freedom.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/shared-image.jpg 1115w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-portfolio-item__title\">\n\t\tForced prostitution in a Cologne student dormitory: Why did no one want to look?\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-portfolio-item elementor-post  post-9436 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-exit category-forced-prostitution category-prostitution-en\" 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