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Added on: 11/09/2020

Senegal: Prison for 8 men arrested at supposed ‘gay wedding’

Erasing 76 Crimes
11/08/2020
A total of 24 people were arrested at the party in the Keur Gorgui section of Dakar. Of the 24, five were sentenced to six months in…
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Added on: 10/13/2020

Anti-gay violence continues in Senegal’s ‘holy city’

Rights Africa
10/13/2020
That assault came less than three weeks after 10 young homosexual men in Touba were arrested by the city’s Safiyatoul Amal religious militia. The assault came three…
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Added on: 09/25/2020

Senegal: Activists seek funds to rescue 10 men arrested by religious police

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09/24/2020
Religious police on Sunday night arrested 10 young gay men in the holy city of Touba, Senegal, and threatened them with homosexuality charges. LGBT rights activists are…
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Added on: 08/29/2020

Boosting LGBTIQ rights in West Africa, one grant at a time

Rights Africa
08/28/2020
The activist-led Initiative Sankofa d’Afrique de l’Ouest (ISDAO) aims to strengthen West African movements for gender diversity and sexual rights. To accomplish that, it takes a flexible…
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Added on: 06/17/2020

How globalisation has transformed the fight for LGBTQ+ rights

The Guardian
06/16/2020
Much progress has been made in attitudes towards sexual equality and gender identity – but in many places a dramatic backlash by conservative forces has followed. On…
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Added on: 03/25/2020

Mogadishu’s refugees ‘waiting for death’ as Covid-19 reaches Somalia

The Guardian
03/24/2020
In the Nabadoon camp on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Asho Abdullahi Hassan, a 40-year-old mother of seven, has heard about the coronavirus on the radio. “I am…
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Added on: 02/13/2020

Senegal’s leader defends LGBT record during Canada PM visit

Yahoo News
02/12/2020
Senegal’s President Macky Sall on Wednesday defended his country’s ban on same-sex activity, saying during a visit from Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that it “has nothing…
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Added on: 02/09/2020

Eight men sentenced to two years in prison for ‘imitating women’ at a birthday party in Mauritania

Pink News
02/08/2020
Police arrested ten men when a video that appeared to be Mauritania’s ‘first gay wedding’ began circulating on social media. Homosexuality is strictly illegal in the North…
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Added on: 05/07/2019

LGBT in West Africa: Arrests, lynchings, discrimination, denial

Erasing 76 Crimes
05/06/2019
West African nations display a mix of mostly abusive responses to LGBT people, including denial that they exist, lynchings and arrests even without anti-homosexuality laws. The context…
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Added on: 02/23/2019

Politicians’ anti-gay posturing mars Senegal election

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02/22/2019
Senegal’s gay community is on edge as the country heads into presidential elections this weekend, with a tradition of candidates flaunting anti-gay views to gain support. Local…
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