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Nov 9, 20151 min read
Witnessing a Police Raid
Usually, Freedom Firm staff go to the police with information and ask them to do a raid. However, on Thursday the police called Freedom...
Nov 5, 20151 min read
Minor Girl Rescued!
Rina*, a 15 -16-year-old girl, was rescued in a raid conducted by Freedom Firm and local police in Nagpur’s red-light area on Wednesday....
Sep 22, 20151 min read
Kirti, Freedom Firm's first rescue in Allahabad
Kirti* was only 16 years old when she was rescued in a raid conducted by Freedom Firm investigators and the local police in Allahabad....
Aug 26, 20153 min read
Sangeeta's Story
Though Sangeeta* was about 16-17-years old she claimed she was. When she was rescued from the brothel on the 30th of May 2011, Sangeeta...
Aug 10, 20151 min read
Girl with Unborn Baby Rescued!
Last week the team investigated the red-light area in Wani, Yavatmal District to see if there were minor girls in prostitution. On...
Aug 5, 20152 min read
Home at Last
In our work to end the sexual exploitation of minor girls, the resistance to their rescue and rehabilitation has been intense. Of the...
Aug 2, 20151 min read
At risk: Girls like Gira
Gira* was rescued by Freedom Firm from Meerganj, Allahabad’s red-light area, in April 2015. Her mother and brothel-keeper, Lajja Chadda,...
Jul 28, 20151 min read
First Raid in Koregaon
Freedom Firm staff were informed by a friend last week that there were minor girls in prostitution in Koregaon. They received this...
Jul 13, 20151 min read
Three Brothel Keepers Escaping the Law
Last Friday, Freedom Firm investigators and the local police in Nagpur rescued three girls whom we believe to be minors. The local police...
Jul 3, 20151 min read
Rescue in Ratlam
In a raid conducted by Freedom Firm and local police authorities in Ratlam last Friday, ten girls were rescued– five minor, three...
Jun 30, 20151 min read
Eight Girls Rescued, One Brothel Keeper Arrested
Eight girls were rescued today in a raid conducted by Freedom Firm and local police in Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. Of the 8 girls rescued,...
Jun 1, 20151 min read
Raid in Allahabad
On Friday, Freedom Firm rescued 3 girls in a raid done in Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The police were very cooperative and the raid went as...
May 11, 20151 min read
Three Girls Rescued in Sangli
Freedom Firm’s interventions team and local crime police rescued three minor girls in a raid conducted on Friday in Sangli, Maharashtra....
Apr 6, 20152 min read
An Investigator's Experience
The first time I went to the red-light area was when I was interviewing for a position with Freedom Firm. Greg asked me if I wanted to...
Mar 14, 20152 min read
Nashik Case
In May 2012, our team of investigators found five girls who were forced into prostitution in a hotel on the outskirts of Nashik,...
Jan 21, 20152 min read
Namrota's story
They told me they would give me work and offered me juice. After drinking it, I began to feel drowsy and could not speak.
Jan 9, 20152 min read
Meera Pal's story
*Meera Pal lived with her mother and brother. They were poor, so Meera began to work as a housemaid at 13-years-old. When she was 15, she...
Jan 1, 20153 min read
Fighting for the girls – One Day’s Wages campaign
First Rescue in Allahabad, Jan 2015
Dec 8, 20141 min read
Undaunted Courage
February 12th 2014, started out like any other day. Kumar and Mukesh had identified a minor girl and were on their way to Pune’s...
Oct 31, 20142 min read
Mayanka's story
*Mayanka's story. A first-person narrative. I lived with my father, mother, brother, and sister-in-law. We were relatively well-off...
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