Senegal: A Frenchman in Detention for "Anti-Nature Acts", Punishments for Hard Homosexual Relations
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A French engineer has been arrested in Senegal while the associations denounce a real "hunt for the homo".
A French engineer residing in Dakar has been incarcerated since 14 February in a context of tough legislation against homosexual relations in the country.
It is said to be an engineer of some 30 years residing in Dakar arrested on 14 February in a context of toughening the law against homosexuals who are now at risk of 5 to 10 years in prison.
A French national has been detained in Senegal since February 2026 for acts related to homosexuality. The French embassy reports following the situation, in a context of toughening anti-LGBT+ laws denounced by the associations. The article Senegal: a French prisoner for homosexuality appeared first on Association STOP homophobia.
A French national has been arrested and is in detention in Senegal since 14 February, in particular for "counter-nature acts", in a country where the penalties for homosexual relations have recently been tightened, learned the AFP from diplomatic sources. This Frenchman "was arrested on 14 February 2026 for acts of counter-nature, association of criminals, money laundering, attempted transmission of HIV, during a wave of arrests", said this sour…
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