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Tanzania launches anti-gay surveillance squad

Tanzanian authorities are set to track and arrest gay people after Dar es Salaam governor announced the creation of a surveillance squad whose job will be to identify gays on social media and arrest them.

Any gay person in Tanzania may face at least 30 years in prison.

Paul Makonda, governor of Dar es Salaam, issued the directive in a news conference on Monday.