Best Android Games 2016

<b></b> <br /> <hr /> <h3> <img alt="asphalt 8 airborne best android games" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-698974" height="100" src="https://cdn04.androidauthority.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Asphalt-8-Airborne-icon-2016-3.jpg" width="100" /><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftA8HM" target="_blank">Asphalt 8: Airborne</a></h3> [Price: Free with in-app purchases]<br /> To date, there have been few racing games with the longevity of Asphalt 8: Airborne. The game contains a metric ton of content, including a single player campaign, multi-player races, time trials, unlockable content, and consistent updates that add new tracks and other new content. The graphics are pretty decent and the game should work on most devices. There are plenty of racers, but Asphalt 8 hits more of those sweet spots than any of its competitors. At least for right now.<br /> <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=6258770168633898802" target="_blank">Check out more games from Gameloft!</a><br /> <br /> <center class="aa_button_wrapper"> <a class="aa_button button_orange cbs_button center cbs_icon" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftA8HM" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #6fc612;" target="_blank"><span class="cbs_icon_item" style="background-image: url(https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/themes/aa/images/button_icon/google-play.svg);"></span>Download now on Google Play!</a></center> <div class="video-container"> </div> <hr /> <h3> <img alt="BADLAND best android games" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-666651" height="100" src="https://cdn02.androidauthority.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/BADLAND-icon-2016.jpg" width="100" /><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frogmind.badland" target="_blank">BADLAND</a></h3> [Price: Free / $3.99]<br /> BADLAND doesn’t seem like much at first. It’s a side-scrolling runner where you must avoid obstacles and keep the ever-scrolling screen from swallowing you whole. However, once you dig into this game, it’s difficult to deny it’s depth. There is a real-time multiplayer (including local co-op mode), a sizable adventure mode, and updates toward the end of 2015 even let players create their own levels. In a land where time wasters get boring very quickly, this one seems to just keep going.<br /> <br /> <center class="aa_button_wrapper"> <a class="aa_button button_orange cbs_button center cbs_icon" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.frogmind.badland" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #6fc612;" target="_blank"><span class="cbs_icon_item" style="background-image: url(https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/themes/aa/images/button_icon/google-play.svg);"></span>Download now on Google Play!</a></center> <div class="video-container"> </div> <hr /> <h3> <img alt="crashlands best android games" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-669177" height="100" src="https://cdn03.androidauthority.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Crashlands-icon.jpg" width="100" /><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bscotch.crashlands" target="_blank">Crashlands</a></h3> [Price: $4.99]<br /> Crashlands was released in 2016 and it’s already among the best Android games ever made. It features an intergalactic trucker that ends up crash landed on an alien planet. Your job is to find out what’s going on, build yourself a base, collect various items (and craft them), and save the world from a nefarious plot. It has an RPG element for character development, tons of items that you can collect and craft, and the game makes itself easier by doing things like auto-sorting your inventory. It’s a ton of fun and contains dozens of hours of content. The best part? There are no in-app purchases to get in the way.<br /> <br /> <center class="aa_button_wrapper"> <a class="aa_button button_orange cbs_button center cbs_icon" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bscotch.crashlands" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #6fc612;" target="_blank"><span class="cbs_icon_item" style="background-image: url(https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/themes/aa/images/button_icon/google-play.svg);"></span>Download now on Google Play!</a></center> <div class="video-container"> </div> <hr /> <ul> <li><a href="http://vrsource.com/best-htc-vive-games-552/" target="_blank">Best HTC Vive games</a></li> <li><a href="http://vrsource.com/best-oculus-rift-games-218/" target="_blank">Best Oculus Rift games</a></li> </ul> <hr /> <h3> <img alt="fallout shelter best android games" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-633933" height="100" src="https://cdn02.androidauthority.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Fallout-Shelter-icon.jpg" width="100" /><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bethsoft.falloutshelter" target="_blank">Fallout Shelter</a></h3> [Price: Free with in-app purchases]<br /> Fallout Shelter was released in 2015 to fantastic fanfare and generally positive reviews. In this game, you must build a fallout shelter (roll credits), populate it with people, and then manage everything so that it runs well. You’ll have to send dwellers out into the wastelands for supplies and fend off bad guys trying to kill everybody. You can make babies, create entire communities, and all kinds of stuff. It has substantial depth and it’s a game you can easily play for months before you even realize it has in-app purchases.<br /> <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Bethesda+Softworks+LLC" target="_blank">Here are all the apps and games from Bethesda!</a><br /> <br /> <center class="aa_button_wrapper"> <a class="aa_button button_orange cbs_button center cbs_icon" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bethsoft.falloutshelter" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #6fc612;" target="_blank"><span class="cbs_icon_item" style="background-image: url(https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/themes/aa/images/button_icon/google-play.svg);"></span>Download now on Google Play!</a></center> <div class="video-container"> </div> <hr /> <h3> <img alt="geometry wars 3 dimenstions best android games" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-667733" height="100" src="https://cdn01.androidauthority.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Geometry-Wars-3-Dimensions-icon.jpg" width="100" /><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.activision.gw3.dimensions" target="_blank">Geometry Wars 3: Dimensions</a></h3> [Price: $9.99]<br /> The Geometry Wars series has quite a sizable fanbase and has been consistently described as one of the most enjoyable indie games ever made. Geometry Wars 3 continues that proud tradition by introducing 3D maps constructed out of various shapes to make the game more challenging. It features 100 levels, 12 battle modes, and it’s all played over 15 3D grids. As per the norm, you’ll have super abilities and all of the HD, colorful explosions that your brain can handle. $9.99 may seem pricey for a mobile game, but there are also no in-app purchases.<br /> <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Activision+Publishing,+Inc." target="_blank">Check out all the titles available from Activision!</a><br /> <br /> <center class="aa_button_wrapper"> <a class="aa_button button_orange cbs_button center cbs_icon" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.activision.gw3.dimensions" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #6fc612;" target="_blank"><span class="cbs_icon_item" style="background-image: url(https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/themes/aa/images/button_icon/google-play.svg);"></span>Download now on Google Play!</a></center> <div class="video-container"> </div> <hr /> <h3> <img alt="Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas best android games" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-328716" height="100" src="https://cdn02.androidauthority.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/GTA-San-Andreas-icon-best-game-2013.jpg" width="100" /><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rockstargames.gtasa" target="_blank">Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas</a></h3> [Price: $6.99]<br /> Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is pretty much what every gamer could ask for on mobile. As with most Grand Theft Auto games, it comes with an open world to explore, dozens of hours of game play, decent graphics, a story line, and plenty of stuff to do. You’ll join a former gang member who returns to the hood to retake his neighborhood and avenge his deceased mother. Rockstar Games also included controller support, graphics settings, and cloud save support to put a bow on a pretty awesome little package. It’s a gigantic game and best of all, there are no in-app purchases.<br /> <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=7086639890153802127" target="_blank">Here are the rest of the awesome games from Rockstar!</a><br /> <br /> <center class="aa_button_wrapper"> <a class="aa_button button_orange cbs_button center cbs_icon" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rockstargames.gtasa" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #6fc612;" target="_blank"><span class="cbs_icon_item" style="background-image: url(https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/themes/aa/images/button_icon/google-play.svg);"></span>Download now on Google Play!</a></center> <div class="video-container"> </div> <hr /> <h3> <img alt="hearthstone best android games" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-580478" height="100" src="https://cdn03.androidauthority.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Hearthstone-icon.jpg" width="100" /><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blizzard.wtcg.hearthstone" target="_blank">Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft</a></h3> [Price: Free with in-app purchases]<br /> Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft flew on to the scene in late 2014 and it’s been one of the best Android games ever since. It’s a concept that is similar to games like Pokemon or Magic: The Gathering where you collect cards, build decks, and the duel other players using those decks. There are some offline components but the game is pretty much always online. You can also engage with cloud saving via <span class="skimlinks-unlinked">battle.net</span> which will allow you to play the game on your PC or mobile device interchangeably.<br /> <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Blizzard+Entertainment,+Inc." target="_blank">Click here to check out all the apps and games from Blizzard!</a><br /> <br /> <center class="aa_button_wrapper"> <a class="aa_button button_orange cbs_button center cbs_icon" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.blizzard.wtcg.hearthstone" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #6fc612;" target="_blank"><span class="cbs_icon_item" style="background-image: url(https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/themes/aa/images/button_icon/google-play.svg);"></span>Download now on Google Play!</a></center> <div class="video-container"> </div> <hr /> <a class="aa_see_also_block" href="http://www.androidauthority.com/best-rpg-for-android-168154/" target="_blank"> <span class="see_more_thumb"><img alt="Final Fantasy IX best RPGs for android" class="alignleft wp-post-image" height="150" src="https://cdn03.androidauthority.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/AAW-Final-Fantasy-IX-150x150.jpg" width="150" /></span><span class="see_also_title"><span class="pre_text">See also:</span> The best RPGs for Android</span><span class="see_also_meta"><span class="meta-comments metric info-right" data-original-title="Comments" title=""><span class="icon theme-icon-commented"></span><span class="numcount">138</span></span></span> </a> <br /> <hr /> <h3> <img alt="pokemon GO best android games" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-702413" height="100" src="https://cdn01.androidauthority.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/Pokemon-GO-icon.jpg" width="100" /><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nianticlabs.pokemongo" target="_blank">Pokemon Go</a></h3> [Price: Free with in-app purchses]<br /> Pokemon Go exploded onto the mobile gaming scene in July 2016 and immediately became of the best Android games ever. It’s an augmented reality game similar to Ingress where you walk around the real world, catch Pokemon, battle for Gyms, and hit up Pokestops to restock on items. It beat virtually every record in the books in a relatively short order. The game has had a history of server issues and they’re still tinkering with various mechanics, but if you can get passed that, this is a special game.<br /> <br /> <center class="aa_button_wrapper"> <a class="aa_button button_orange cbs_button center cbs_icon" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nianticlabs.pokemongo" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #6fc612;" target="_blank"><span class="cbs_icon_item" style="background-image: url(https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/themes/aa/images/button_icon/google-play.svg);"></span>Download now on Google Play!</a></center> <div class="post_content_ad"> <div class="widget widget_text" id="text-112" role="banner"> </div> </div> <div class="video-container"> </div> <hr /> <h3> <img alt="Minecraft best android games" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-319938" height="100" src="https://cdn03.androidauthority.net/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Minecraft-icon.png" width="100" /><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mojang.minecraftpe" target="_blank">Minecraft: Pocket Edition</a></h3> [Price: $6.99]<br /> Minecraft is a popular game all around the world for people of all ages. For those who have never played, Minecraft puts you in a giant world where you mine stuff, build stuff, beat up bad guys, and do pretty much whatever you want. There is a survival mode where you must mine your own resources and food along with a creative mode that gives you unlimited everything. Updates at the end of 2015 added in Redstone which allows you to create even more fun stuff and Microsoft has a ton of other new features planned for the next couple of years. It’s a mainstay when it comes to Android games and it also has no in-app purchases.<br /> <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Mojang" target="_blank">Here are the other titles from Mojang!</a><br /> <br /> <center class="aa_button_wrapper"> <a class="aa_button button_orange cbs_button center cbs_icon" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mojang.minecraftpe" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #6fc612;" target="_blank"><span class="cbs_icon_item" style="background-image: url(https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/themes/aa/images/button_icon/google-play.svg);"></span>Download now on Google Play!</a></center> <div class="video-container"> </div> <hr /> <h3> <img alt="soul calibur best android games" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-544537" height="100" src="https://cdn01.androidauthority.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Soul-Calibur-icon.jpg" width="100" /><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.namcobandaigames.soulcaliburgp" target="_blank">SOULCALIBUR</a></h3> [Price: $13.99]<br /> SOULCALIBUR is one of the more recognizable and popular fighting franchises on consoles. The original title has been ported to Android with great success. It contains improved graphics from the original, Google Play Games services (achievements and leaderboards), and various game modes such as time attack, survival, arcade, and the excessively difficult extra survival. The on-screen controls work surprisingly well and it all adds up to arguably the best fighting game experience on mobile. The price is a little steep but there are no in-app purchases.<br /> <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=BANDAI+NAMCO+Entertainment+Inc." target="_blank">Check out the rest of the BANDAI NAMCO collection!</a><br /> <br /> <center class="aa_button_wrapper"> <a class="aa_button button_orange cbs_button center cbs_icon" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.namcobandaigames.soulcaliburgp" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #6fc612;" target="_blank"><span class="cbs_icon_item" style="background-image: url(https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/themes/aa/images/button_icon/google-play.svg);"></span>Download now on Google Play!</a></center> <div class="video-container"> </div> <hr /> <h3> <img alt="final fantasy 4 best android games" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-641091" height="100" src="https://cdn02.androidauthority.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Final-Fantasy-4-icon.jpg" width="100" /><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=8026010256970589886" target="_blank">Square Enix games</a></h3> [Price: Varies]<br /> Square Enix is one of the few “big name” developers that took mobile gaming seriously from the start and they have some of the best Android games available anywhere. Fans of jRPG games have remakes of Final Fantasy 1-7 and 9, seven Dragon Quest games, Chrono Trigger, and the Chaos Rings series to play and they’re all really good. Hitman: Sniper, the original Tomb Raider, and Lara Croft Go round out a decent selection of puzzle games. You have Heavenstrike Rivals and Final Fantasy Tactics: WotL for tactical RPGs, Secret of Mana for an action RPG, and the Deus Ex series for strategy shooter enthusiasts. Even their freemium efforts, such as Final Fantasy Brave Exvius and Mobius Final Fantasy are pretty good. Square Enix actually has two developer pages on Google Play.<br /> For the ones with Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest, click the button below. For the one with <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=SQUARE+ENIX+Ltd" target="_blank">Lara Croft GO, Hitman: Sniper, and Tomb Raider, click here!</a><br /> <br /> <center class="aa_button_wrapper"> <a class="aa_button button_orange cbs_button center cbs_icon" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=8026010256970589886" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #6fc612;" target="_blank"><span class="cbs_icon_item" style="background-image: url(https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/themes/aa/images/button_icon/google-play.svg);"></span>Download now on Google Play!</a></center> <div class="video-container"> </div> <hr /> <h3> <img alt="minecraft story mode best android games" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-650456" height="100" src="https://cdn03.androidauthority.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Minecraft-Story-Mode-icon.jpg" width="100" /><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=7011602286991914118" target="_blank">Telltale Games</a></h3> [Price: Varies]<br /> Telltale Games are the undisputed masters of the episodic adventure game genre and they have the chops to prove it. They have seven games in their arsenal right now and they are The Walking Dead seasons 1 and 2 along with the standalone Michonne game, Game of Thrones, Tales from the Borderlands, The Wolf Among Us, and Minecraft: Story Mode. These games all revolve around similar “point and click” mechanics and they all have stories that can be altered by the decisions of the player. They also all have five episodes a piece that are purchased as in-app purchases and they can all be completed in about 10-15 hours. They’re great games with a good stories, good graphics, and easy game play mechanics. Click the button below to check out the entire Telltale Games collection!<br /> <br /> <center class="aa_button_wrapper"> <a class="aa_button button_orange cbs_button center cbs_icon" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=7011602286991914118" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #6fc612;" target="_blank"><span class="cbs_icon_item" style="background-image: url(https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/themes/aa/images/button_icon/google-play.svg);"></span>Download now on Google Play!</a></center> <div class="video-container"> </div> <hr /> <h3> <img alt="the room 3 best android games" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-667734" height="100" src="https://cdn03.androidauthority.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/The-Room-3-icon.jpg" width="100" /><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.FireproofStudios.TheRoom3" target="_blank">The Room series</a></h3> [Price: $4.99]<br /> The latest game in The Room series is just as big of a hit as its predecessors and they remain among the best Android games. For those who have never played the game before, The Room is a beautifully done puzzle game that involves a number of unique objects in a room that you must solve to unlock their secrets. You progress from room to room to find even more unique objects and solve their puzzles until you win the game. The third one includes cloud saving, multiple profiles, alternate endings, and the same beautiful puzzles and graphics that drove people to play the first two titles. There are also no in-app purchases.<br /> <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Fireproof+Games" target="_blank">If you want to check out The Room 1 and 2 from Fireproof Games, click here!</a><br /> <br /> <center class="aa_button_wrapper"> <a class="aa_button button_orange cbs_button center cbs_icon" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.FireproofStudios.TheRoom3" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #6fc612;" target="_blank"><span class="cbs_icon_item" style="background-image: url(https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/themes/aa/images/button_icon/google-play.svg);"></span>Download now on Google Play!</a></center> <div class="video-container"> </div> <hr /> <h3> <img alt="This War of Mine best android games" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-655351" height="100" src="https://cdn02.androidauthority.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/This-War-of-Mine-icon.jpg" width="100" /><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.elevenbitstudios.twommobile" target="_blank">This War of Mine</a></h3> [Price: $14.99]<br /> This War of Mine is so good that we awarded it <a href="http://www.androidauthority.com/best-new-android-apps-and-android-games-released-in-february-2015-589830/">the best game released in 2015</a>. In this survival game, you lead a crew of civilians in a city torn apart by war. You’re tasked with making difficult decisions that have heart wrenching results with survival being the key. It comes with good graphics, plenty of content, and a hefty price tag with no in-app purchases. It’s one of the deeper Android games that can really get the emotions going.<br /> <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=11+bit+studios" target="_blank">Here are more awesome games from 11 Bit Studios, including Anomaly 2!</a><br /> <br /> <center class="aa_button_wrapper"> <a class="aa_button button_orange cbs_button center cbs_icon" href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.elevenbitstudios.twommobile" rel="nofollow" style="background-color: #6fc612;" target="_blank"><span class="cbs_icon_item" style="background-image: url(https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/themes/aa/images/button_icon/google-play.svg);"></span>Download now on Google Play!</a></center> <div class="video-container"> </div> <hr /> <h3> <img alt="unkilled best android games" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-639553" height="100" src="https://cdn01.androidauthority.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/UNKILLED-icon.jpg" width="100" /><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.madfingergames.unkilled" target="_blank">UNKILLED</a></h3> [Price: Free with in-app purchases]<br /> UNKILLED is the latest zombie shooter from MADFINGER Games, the same developers that brought us such Android games as Dead Trigger 2 and Shadowngun. In fact, UNKILLED has replaced Dead Trigger 2 as the best zombie shooter on Android right now. It features great graphics, over 300 missions to complete with boss fights, various weapons and things to unlock and upgrade, online PvP mode, and the graphics get even better if you’re using a Tegra X1 device. Yes, it’s a freemium game but it’s a definitely a good one.<br /> <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/dev?id=7951118518332869031" target="_blank">Click here to check out Dead Trigger, Shadowgun, and more MADFINGER Games titles!</a>

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Heartbreaking photos show what it’s like living in a walled city of a brothel

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="pb-sig-line hasnt-headshot has-0-headshots hasnt-bio is-not-column" style="text-align: center;"> <span class="pb-byline" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person" style="font-size: large;">Photos By <span itemprop="name">Sandra Hoyn</span></span><span style="font-size: large;"> <span class="pb-timestamp" content="2016-06-13T07:56-500" itemprop="datePublished">June 13</span></span> </div> <div class="inline-content inline-photo inline-photo-normal modal-0 horizontal-photo" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" name="e2fedf52c6"></a></span> <br /> <div class="pb-f-sharebars-photo-share-bar test-html" style="-width: 40px; position: absolute; right: -50px; top: 100px; z-index: 10;"> <div class="photo-sharebar-wrapper color-photo-vert"> <div class="social-tools-wrapper"> <div class="social-tools-primary"> <div class="social-tools"> <div class="facebook tool first"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" tabindex="1"><span class="hideText">Share on Facebook</span></a></div> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" tabindex="1"> </a><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" tabindex="2"><div class="twitter tool "> <span class="hideText">Share on Twitter</span></div> </a><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" tabindex="3"><div class="pinterest tool last"> <span class="hideText">Share on Pinterest</span></div> </a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <span style="font-size: large;"><img class="courtesy-of-the-resizer zoom-in" data-hi-res-src="https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/06/hoyn_01.jpg&w=1484" data-low-res-src="https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/06/hoyn_01.jpg&w=480" data-raw-src="https://img.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/06/hoyn_01.jpg" src="https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/06/hoyn_01.jpg&w=1484" /></span><br /> <span class="pb-caption" style="font-size: large;">Kajol with a customer. (Sandra Hoyn)</span> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div> <div class="inline-content inline-photo inline-photo-normal horizontal-photo modal-1" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" name="b56e3ce9d5"></a></span> <br /> <div class="pb-f-sharebars-photo-share-bar test-html" style="-width: 40px; position: absolute; right: -50px; top: 100px; z-index: 10;"> <div class="photo-sharebar-wrapper color-photo-vert"> <div class="social-tools-wrapper"> <div class="social-tools-primary"> <div class="social-tools"> <div class="facebook tool first"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" tabindex="1"><span class="hideText">Share on Facebook</span></a></div> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" tabindex="1"> </a><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" tabindex="2"><div class="twitter tool "> <span class="hideText">Share on Twitter</span></div> </a><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" tabindex="3"><div class="pinterest tool last"> <span class="hideText">Share on Pinterest</span></div> </a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <span style="font-size: large;"><img class="courtesy-of-the-resizer zoom-in" data-hi-res-src="https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/06/hoyn_02.jpg&w=1484" data-low-res-src="https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/06/hoyn_02.jpg&w=480" data-raw-src="https://img.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/06/hoyn_02.jpg" src="https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/06/hoyn_02.jpg&w=1484" /></span><br /> <span class="pb-caption" style="font-size: large;">Women waiting for customers in the Kandapara brothel in Tangail. (Sandra Hoyn)</span> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Bangladesh is one of the few Muslim countries in the world where prostitution is legal. The Kandapara brothel in the district of Tangail is the oldest and second-largest in the country — it has existed for some 200 years. It was demolished in 2014, but has been established again with the help of local NGOs. Many of the women were born there, grew up there and didn’t know where else to go when it disappeared.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Supporters of the brothel believe that sex work is also work — and that these women don’t want to do something else. The women themselves demonstrated for their rights as workers, and so at the end of 2014, the Bangladesh National Women Lawyers Association convinced the High Court that the eviction of the sex workers was an illegal act. The sex workers quickly returned to their homes.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">Today, the area’s “brothel district” is surrounded by a wall. In the narrow streets, there are food stalls, tea shops and street vendors. The brothel is a place with its own rules and hierarchies of power which are completely different from mainstream society. For example, inside the brothels, the women are weak but also powerful. The most vulnerable stage is when a young sex worker enters the brothel — she is called a bonded girl. Bonded girls are usually 12 to 14 years old.</span></div> <div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;">These girls come from poor families and are often victims of trafficking. They have no freedom or rights. They belong to a madam, have debts and are not allowed to go outside or keep their money. When they have paid all their debts, which takes somewhere between one to five years, they become independent sex workers. Then, they can refuse customers and keep their own money. From the moment that a woman has paid her debts, she is free to leave the brothel. But these women are socially stigmatized outside their “homes” and thus often choose to stay and continue supporting their families with their earnings.</span></div> <div class="inline-content inline-photo inline-photo-normal modal-2 horizontal-photo" style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" name="d3c7381fcf"></a></span> <br /> <div class="pb-f-sharebars-photo-share-bar test-html" style="-width: 40px; position: absolute; right: -50px; top: 100px; z-index: 10;"> <div class="photo-sharebar-wrapper color-photo-vert"> <div class="social-tools-wrapper"> <div class="social-tools-primary"> <div class="social-tools"> <div class="facebook tool first"> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" tabindex="1"><span class="hideText">Share on Facebook</span></a></div> <a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" tabindex="1"> </a><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" tabindex="2"><div class="twitter tool "> <span class="hideText">Share on Twitter</span></div> </a><a href="https://draft.blogger.com/null" tabindex="3"><div class="pinterest tool last"> <span class="hideText">Share on Pinterest</span></div> </a></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <span style="font-size: large;"><img class="courtesy-of-the-resizer zoom-in" data-hi-res-src="https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/06/hoyn_04.jpg&w=1484" data-low-res-src="https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/06/hoyn_04.jpg&w=480" data-raw-src="https://img.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/06/hoyn_04.jpg" src="https://img.washingtonpost.com/wp-apps/imrs.php?src=https://img.washingtonpost.com/news/in-sight/wp-content/uploads/sites/35/2016/06/hoyn_04.jpg&w=1484" /></span><br /> <span class="pb-caption" style="font-size: large;">Mim showers in the Kandapara brothel in Tangail. 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She was born in the Kandapara brothel. 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It has existed for some 200 years. (Sandra Hoyn)</span> </div> </div>

Photos By Sandra Hoyn June 13 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Kajol with a customer. (Sandra Hoyn) Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Women waiting for customers in the Kandapara brothel in Tangail. (Sandra Hoyn) Bangladesh is one of the few Muslim countries in the world where prostitution is legal. The Kandapara brothel in the district of Tangail is the oldest and second-largest in the country — it has e…

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