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| Region | Mali |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT Issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Aug 5, 2004 |
| End Date | now |
| Description | Article 4 of the Law on Associations (2004) forbids the registration of associations with objectives deemed "contrary to law and morality." In November 2021, authorities detained multiple women following a complaint from a mother alleging her daughter's involvement in an "online network" of lesbians. Researchers have found that searches for LGBT related subjects on the Malian internet are curated to provide anti-LGBT results. The country has an authoritarian government and appears to control the flow of information online. |
| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/mali-lgbti https://globalextremism.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Coversion-Therapy-The-Ecosysyem-In-2023-Final.pdf |
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| Description | Article 4 of the Law on Associations (2004) forbids the registration of associations with objectives deemed "contrary to law and morality." In November 2021, authorities detained multiple women following a complaint from a mother alleging her daughter's involvement in an "online network" of lesbians. | Article 4 of the Law on Associations (2004) forbids the registration of associations with objectives deemed "contrary to law and morality." In November 2021, authorities detained multiple women following a complaint from a mother alleging her daughter's involvement in an "online network" of lesbians. Researchers have found that searches for LGBT related subjects on the Malian internet are curated to provide anti-LGBT results. The country has an authoritarian government and appears to control the flow of information online. |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/mali-lgbti | https://database.ilga.org/mali-lgbti https://globalextremism.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Coversion-Therapy-The-Ecosysyem-In-2023-Final.pdf |
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edited by Unknownmiles. Everything; cleaning up Ausyk
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| Value | No censorship | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | (NONE) | Aug 5, 2004 |
| Description | In Mali, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | Article 4 of the Law on Associations (2004) forbids the registration of associations with objectives deemed "contrary to law and morality." In November 2021, authorities detained multiple women following a complaint from a mother alleging her daughter's involvement in an "online network" of lesbians. |
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| Sources | https://database.ilga.org/mali-lgbti | |