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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 seeking financial help to evacuate them to a neighboring country where allies will take care of them.
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Both men and women are criminalised under this law. In , Senegal officially gained independence from France, which had long since decriminalised same-sex sexual activity.
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Arrests, assaults, rapes, expulsion, exile — an LGBTQ rights leader in Senegal explains his struggles against violent and hypocritical Islamic homophobia, including the rescues of victims of religious militias in the holy city of Touba.
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Footage from Senegal shows the body of a man being exhumed and set on fire in the street after locals are said to have found out he was gay, in a case that has shocked the West African country. Four men have been arrested in connection with the incident, though images from the scene show a crowd of hundreds gathering around the fire.
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Violence against people on the grounds of sexual orientation and gender expression escalated in Senegal starting in early Men who identify as or are perceived to be gay increasingly became.
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From the African Human Rights Media Network. Their lack of will power first went on display on Sept.
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Last Sunday, ten gay men were arrested during a raid in Touba, the second largest city in Senegal. The raid was motivated by the opening of a new Safiyatoul Amal militia headquarters. For the followers of the Sufi Islamic movement of Mouridism, Touba is a holy city because it is home to the tomb of Shaikh Ahmadou Bàmba Mbàcke, the founder of Mouridism.
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A Senegalese court has jailed two men for "spreading false news" after they accused Ousmane Sonko, the country's new prime minister, of tolerating homosexuality. They had been angered that Mr Sonko had allowed a visiting French politician to express his support for same-sex marriages.
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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 days after an attack on Aly Ndia.
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By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Authorities have fast-tracked an investigation into what happened as human rights organizations condemn the act.
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