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Cameroon Arrests Four People For Homosexuality | Authorities in the west African nation of Cameroon “have charged four people aged 17 to 46 with homosexuality and remanded them in custody, their lawyer told AFP on Saturday.” Homosexuality is outlawed in Cameroon and “those arrested risk five years in prison.” Meanwhile, activists worry that the government is preparing to increase the punishment for engaging in homosexual behavior with persons between ages of 16 and 21 to eight years.
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