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Senegal court jails man for six years in first conviction under new anti-LGBTQ+ law
The ruling follows recent changes to legislation signed into law by President Bassirou Diomaye Faye after approval by the National Assembly
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Senegal president signs law doubling prison sentences for same-sex relations to 10 years
On Tuesday (31 March), Senegalese president Bassirou Diomaye Faye approved the law, increasing the maximum penalty for same-sex relations
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Senegal passes law doubling prison sentence for same-sex relations to 10 years
Same-sex relations were already illegal in Senegal, where the previous law allowed prison sentences of up to five years
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Senegal’s parliament draws closer to double prison time for LGBTQ+ people
Senegal’s President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, promised to make the bill law after a series of gay men were arrested in February 2026
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Woman jailed in Senegal for filming short video of two men having sex
She has been jailed for two years and three months for sending obscene images
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Seven men were jailed in Senegal for being gay
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