Entry #10306: Censorship of LGBT issues in Central African Republic

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Region	Central African Republic
Issue	Censorship of LGBT issues
Status	Imprisonment as punishment
Start Date	Jan 1, 2009
End Date	Jan 1, 2017
Description	The penal code criminalizes "public expression of love" between persons of the same sex is imprisonment for six months to two years or a fine of between 150,000 and 600,000 CFA francs ($300 and $1,200). When one of the participants is a child, the adult may be sentenced to two to five years' imprisonment or a fine of 100,000 to 800,000 CFA francs ($200 and $1,600); however, there were no reports that police arrested or detained persons [in 2012] under these provisions.
Sources	https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/204312.pdf

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Jun 22, 2024

edited by Pizzaslices412653. There are no known restrictions

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	Old Value	New Value (Current)
Start Date	(unknown)	Jan 1, 2009
End Date	(none)	Jan 1, 2017
Description	The penal code criminalizes "public expression of love" between persons of the same sex is imprisonment for six months to two years or a fine of between 150,000 and 600,000 CFA francs ($300 and $1,200). When one of the participants is a child, the adult may be sentenced to two to five years' imprisonment or a fine of 100,000 to 800,000 CFA francs ($200 and $1,600); however, there were no reports that police arrested or detained persons [in 2012] under these provisions.	The penal code criminalizes "public expression of love" between persons of the same sex is imprisonment for six months to two years or a fine of between 150,000 and 600,000 CFA francs ($300 and $1,200). When one of the participants is a child, the adult may be sentenced to two to five years' imprisonment or a fine of 100,000 to 800,000 CFA francs ($200 and $1,600); however, there were no reports that police arrested or detained persons [in 2012] under these provisions.
Description	Show Difference The penal code criminalizes "public expression of love" between persons of the same sex is imprisonment for six months to two years or a fine of between 150,000 and 600,000 CFA francs ($300 and $1,200). When one of the participants is a child, the adult may be sentenced to two to five years' imprisonment or a fine of 100,000 to 800,000 CFA francs ($200 and $1,600); however, there were no reports that police arrested or detained persons [in 2012] under these provisions. "public expression of love" between persons of the same sex is imprisonment for six months to two years or a fine of between 150,000 and 600,000 CFA francs ($300 and $1,200). When one of the participants is a child, the adult may be sentenced to two to five years' imprisonment or a fine of 100,000 to 800,000 CFA francs ($200 and $1,600); however, there were no reports that police arrested or detained persons [in 2012] under these provisions.

Mar 22, 2024

edited by Canadianstudent03. The penal code criminalizes "public expression of love" between persons of the same sex is imprisonment for six months to two years or a fine of between 150,000 and 600,000 CFA francs ($300 and $1,200). When one of the participants is a child, the adult may be sentenced to two to five years' imprisonment or a fine of 100,000 to 800,000 CFA francs ($200 and $1,600); however, there were no reports that police arrested or detained persons [in 2012] under these provisions.

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	(REMOVED)	Imprisonment as punishment
Special Status	Ambiguous	Imprisonment as punishment
Description	No laws that criminalizes expression of same-sex love.	The penal code criminalizes "public expression of love" between persons of the same sex is imprisonment for six months to two years or a fine of between 150,000 and 600,000 CFA francs ($300 and $1,200). When one of the participants is a child, the adult may be sentenced to two to five years' imprisonment or a fine of 100,000 to 800,000 CFA francs ($200 and $1,600); however, there were no reports that police arrested or detained persons [in 2012] under these provisions.
Description	Show Difference No laws that criminalizes expression of same-sex love. The penal code criminalizes "public expression of love" between persons of the same sex is imprisonment for six months to two years or a fine of between 150,000 and 600,000 CFA francs ($300 and $1,200). When one of the participants is a child, the adult may be sentenced to two to five years' imprisonment or a fine of 100,000 to 800,000 CFA francs ($200 and $1,600); however, there were no reports that police arrested or detained persons [in 2012] under these provisions.

Jan 4, 2024

edited by Pizzaslices412653. No anti homosexual propaganda.

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Imprisonment as punishment	(REMOVED)
Special Status	(REMOVED)	Ambiguous
Description	The penal code criminalizes "public expression of love" between persons of the same sex is imprisonment for six months to two years or a fine of between 150,000 and 600,000 CFA francs ($300 and $1,200). When one of the participants is a child, the adult may be sentenced to two to five years' imprisonment or a fine of 100,000 to 800,000 CFA francs ($200 and $1,600); however, there were no reports that police arrested or detained persons [in 2012] under these provisions.	No laws that criminalizes expression of same-sex love.
Description	Show Difference The penal code criminalizes "public expression of love" between persons of the same sex is imprisonment for six months to two years or a fine of between 150,000 and 600,000 CFA francs ($300 and $1,200). When one of the participants is a child, the adult may be sentenced to two to five years' imprisonment or a fine of 100,000 to 800,000 CFA francs ($200 and $1,600); however, there were no reports that police arrested or detained persons [in 2012] under these provisions. No laws that criminalizes expression of same-sex love.

Jul 17, 2023

edited by Canadianstudent03. There is censorship in the CAR

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	No censorship	Imprisonment as punishment
Description	No censorship of homosexuality in the Central African Republic.	The penal code criminalizes "public expression of love" between persons of the same sex is imprisonment for six months to two years or a fine of between 150,000 and 600,000 CFA francs ($300 and $1,200). When one of the participants is a child, the adult may be sentenced to two to five years' imprisonment or a fine of 100,000 to 800,000 CFA francs ($200 and $1,600); however, there were no reports that police arrested or detained persons [in 2012] under these provisions.
Description	Show Difference No censorship of homosexuality in the Central African Republic. The penal code criminalizes "public expression of love" between persons of the same sex is imprisonment for six months to two years or a fine of between 150,000 and 600,000 CFA francs ($300 and $1,200). When one of the participants is a child, the adult may be sentenced to two to five years' imprisonment or a fine of 100,000 to 800,000 CFA francs ($200 and $1,600); however, there were no reports that police arrested or detained persons [in 2012] under these provisions.
Sources	http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf	https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/204312.pdf
Sources	Show Difference http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/204312.pdf

Mar 30, 2023

edited by Pizzaslices412653. Censorship is not official

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	Old Value	New Value
Value	Imprisonment as punishment	No censorship
Description	The penal code criminalizes "public expression of love" between persons of the same sex is imprisonment for six months to two years or a fine of between 150,000 and 600,000 CFA francs ($300 and $1,200).	No censorship of homosexuality in the Central African Republic.
Description	Show Difference The penal code criminalizes "public expression of love" between persons of the same sex is imprisonment for six months to two years or a fine of between 150,000 and 600,000 CFA francs ($300 and $1,200). No censorship of homosexuality in the Central African Republic.
Sources	https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/204312.pdf	http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf
Sources	Show Difference https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/204312.pdf http://ilga.org/downloads/02_ILGA_State_Sponsored_Homophobia_2016_ENG_WEB_150516.pdf

Feb 5, 2023

edited by JohnQuebec98. Not enough information is shown with regards to this country

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	Old Value (Original)	New Value
Value	No censorship	Imprisonment as punishment
Description	In Central African Republic, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.	The penal code criminalizes "public expression of love" between persons of the same sex is imprisonment for six months to two years or a fine of between 150,000 and 600,000 CFA francs ($300 and $1,200).
Description	Show Difference In Central African Republic, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics. The penal code criminalizes "public expression of love" between persons of the same sex is imprisonment for six months to two years or a fine of between 150,000 and 600,000 CFA francs ($300 and $1,200).
Sources		https://2009-2017.state.gov/documents/organization/204312.pdf

Jul 29, 2021

created by equaldex

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	Original entry
Status	No censorship
Start Date	(unknown)
End Date	(none)
Description	In Central African Republic, there are no laws restricting the discussion or promotion of LGBTQ+ topics.
Sources	(empty)