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| Region | Burkina Faso |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Sep 1, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In September 2025, Burkina Faso starts providing prison sentences and fines for “behavior likely to promote homosexual practices and similar practices”. |
| Sources | https://lefaso.net/spip.php?article140484 https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/09/03/burkina-faso-criminalizes-same-sex-conduct |
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| Status | Imprisonment as punishment |
| Start Date | Sep 1, 2025 |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | In September 2025, Burkina Faso starts providing prison sentences and fines for “behavior likely to promote homosexual practices and similar practices”. |
| Sources | https://lefaso.net/spip.php?article140484 https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/09/03/burkina-faso-criminalizes-same-sex-conduct |