6 months in prison for man who escaped anti-gay mob in Senegal
A young man who narrowly escaped lynching by a homophobic crowd last month in Senegal was sentenced on…
Senegal: Victims of homophobia find respect inside prison walls
African prisons often are hotbeds of homophobic violence, but that hasn’t been the experience of seven Senegalese men…
Romeo and Juliet: Couple in love flees Mauritanian parents, sharia law
This is a love story, but not a usual one: A young couple fell in love and got…
Silence = failure when Senegal’s LGBT community is attacked
COMMENTARY: This fall, Senegal learned that its human rights defenders lacked the courage to defend sexual minorities against…
Senegal: Activists pledge to confront Islamist homophobia
LGBT rights activists in Senegal are speaking out against violently homophobic Islamists even as they work to help…
Senegal: 2 anti-homosexuality arrests at Grand Mosque of Dakar
Two suspected homosexuals were arrested Nov. 23 in the area of the Grand Mosque of Dakar, Senegal.
13 Senegal arrestees were tortured before being released
Torture by police followed by the dangers of release back into Senegal’s homophobic society. That is the testimony…
Senegal: Prison for 7 men arrested at supposed ‘gay wedding’
A court in Senegal imposed prison sentences Friday on seven men who were arrested Oct. 16 at a…
Senegal: Anti-gay zealots target 25 arrested men, 4 teenage girls
Senegal has intensified its repression of LGBTQ+ people amid escalating anti-gay propaganda and political pressure from the strict…
Good news from Senegal: Gay activists help 4 men reach safety
With help from gay activists, the last of 10 suspected homosexuals who were rounded up on Sept. 20…