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Burkina Faso bans homosexuality, levying fines and up to 5 years in prison

Burkina Faso bans homosexuality, levying fines and up to 5 years in prison

Burkina Faso's homosexuality ban comes 71 unelected parliament members who seized power in two coups in 2022.

Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou

Burkina Faso's military junta: 'Homosexuality will be punished by the law'

Military leaders did not reveal the extent of the ban — whether it is against LGBTQ+ identity broadly or specifically those in same-sex relationships, nor what the sentences will entail.