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| Region | Sudan |
| Issue | Censorship of LGBT issues |
| Status | State-enforced |
| Start Date | (unknown) |
| End Date | (none) |
| Description | No laws in place in Sudan . As of my last update in September 2021, Sudan had a history of censorship and discrimination against the LGBT community. Homosexuality was criminalised under Islamic sharia law |
| Sources | https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sudan/ |
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edited by Canadianstudent03. Sudan does indeed have censorship
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| Value | No censorship | State-enforced |
| Description | No laws in place in Sudan . | No laws in place in Sudan . As of my last update in September 2021, Sudan had a history of censorship and discrimination against the LGBT community. Homosexuality was criminalised under Islamic sharia law |
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| Sources | https://www.cmi.no/publications/7200-blog-from-sudan-the-sudanese-revolution-a-fight-for-lgbtqi-rights | https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-country-reports-on-human-rights-practices/sudan/ |
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| Value | (REMOVED) | No censorship |
| Special Status | Ambiguous | (REMOVED) |
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- Other "No lgbtq content at all"
edited by Muhammadaji2022
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| Value | No censorship | (REMOVED) |
| Special Status | (REMOVED) | Ambiguous |
| Description | In Sudan, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. | No laws in place in Sudan . |
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| Sources | https://www.cmi.no/publications/7200-blog-from-sudan-the-sudanese-revolution-a-fight-for-lgbtqi-rights | |
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- Status is not correct "https://www.humandignitytrust.org/country-profile/south-sudan/
Section 379 criminalises ‘any male person who dresses or is attired in the fashion of a woman’ in public, with a penalty of up to three months’ imprisonment and a possible fine."