Fifteen newdinuclear arene-ruthenium (II)-BODIPY conjugates were synthesized. Despite a fluorescence quenching effect, these conjugates can be used as fluorescent tracers. Their antiparasitic activity but also their toxicity against healthy human foreskin fibroblasts (HFFs) was reduced compared to the parent ruthenium compounds. TEM images revealed profound alterations of the tachyzoite mitochondrion