Two men jailed after criticizing prime minister for not being anti-gay enough

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06/04/2024

In Senegal, Africa, two men have been jailed for “spreading false news” that the new prime minister there tolerates homosexuality. Activist Bah Diakhate and Imam Cheikh Ahmed Tidiane Ndao were jailed for three months and fined the equivalent of $165 each. The pair were angered when Ousmane Sonko — recently elected prime minister after Senegal was convulsed by political turmoil — welcomed left-wing French politician Jean-Luc Mélenchon to the country.

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