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In February, a community center in Accra, Ghana, named LGBT+ Rights Ghana was shuttered. On May 20, approximately 21 people, including 16 women and 5 men were arrested.
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Gay activists in Ghana demand release of 21 people arrested at LGBTQI conference
Ghana’s LGBTQ community has called for the release of 21 people, who were arrested by security forces last week while attending a conference in the southeastern city of Ho.
An online campaign with the hashtag #ReleaseThe21 has gone viral on social media platform Twitter, as people demanded the immediate release of the detainees.
At least 16 women and four men were arrested by local police on Thursday after operatives invaded an hotel where a conference for LGBTQI persons was ongoing.
A regional police spokesman, Prince Dogbatse,
said in a statement that the detained individuals were arrested for “advocating LGBTQI activities.”