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UN Support for Yahaya Sharif-Aminu
May 16, 2024UN Support for Yahaya Sharif-Aminu Today, United Nations experts urged Nigerian authorities to immediately and unconditionally release Yahaya Sharif-Aminu. On August 10, 2020, an Upper Shariah Court in Kano State, Nigeria, sentenced 22, year-old Yahaya Sharif-Aminu, to death by hanging … Continue reading "UN Support for Yahaya Sharif-Aminu"...Read more
Appeal Court Judge’s home raided by armed EFCC agents
September 22, 2022Appeal Court Judge's home raided by armed EFCC agents Yesterday, armed officers of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) invaded the Kano residence of Justice Ita Mbaba, Presiding Judge of the Kano Court of Appeal. The alarming, unexpected raid … Continue reading "Appeal Court Judge’s home raided by armed EFCC agents"...Read more
Kano Appeal Court orders Yahaya to be retried for blasphemy
August 17, 2022Kano Appeal Court orders Yahaya to be retried for blasphemy On 10 August 2020, Yahaya Sharif-Aminu was convicted of blasphemy and sentenced to death by hanging by the Kano Upper Shariah Court sitting at Hausawa Filin Hockey.FRF appealed the conviction … Continue reading "Kano Appeal Court orders Yahaya to be retried for blasphemy"...Read more
Mubarak Bala: Two Years in Prison Today
April 28, 2022Mubarak Bala arrested two years ago today. Here is the story....Read more
Mubarak Was Not Charged with Blasphemy
April 6, 2022Mubarak Bala is widely reported as being found guilty of blasphemy. He was not. Full details here....Read more
Mubarak Bala Sentenced to 24 Years
April 5, 2022Mubarak Bala Sentenced to 24 years Some days come and go leaving a fading shadow in our minds. Other days, hit us like a jackhammer and leave a deep impression that never fades. April 5, 2022, was one such day. … Continue reading "Mubarak Bala Sentenced to 24 Years"...Read more
Yahaya Sharif-Aminu’s 2nd Blasphemy Appeal in Court Today
December 1, 2021Sharif-Aminu’s 2nd Appeal in Court Today Today, FRF lawyers appeared at the Federal Court of Appeal, Kano Division, Nigeria acting on behalf of Yahaya Sharif-Aminu. A Kano Shariah Court sentenced Yahaya to death on August 10, 2020, on charges of blasphemy. … Continue reading "Yahaya Sharif-Aminu’s 2nd Blasphemy Appeal in Court Today"...Read more
Blasphemy laws
October 6, 2021Blasphemy laws are an anachronism that violate fundamental human rights, encourage intolerance and promote violence. They have no place in modern society....Read more
Mubarak Bala: Direct appeal to President Buhari
September 27, 2021In an open-letter, we asked President Buhari to intervene in the case of Mubarak Bala who has been detained for 517 days without charge....Read more