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August 17, 2022November 2, 2024

Kano 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 because:1. Gross procedural errors in the trial (including failure to …

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April 28, 2022November 2, 2024

Mubarak Bala: Two Years in Prison Today

Mubarak Bala arrested two years ago today. Here is the story.

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April 6, 2022November 2, 2024

Mubarak Was Not Charged with Blasphemy

Mubarak Bala is widely reported as being found guilty of blasphemy. He was not. Full details here.

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April 5, 2022November 2, 2024

Mubarak 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. After just shy of two years …

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December 1, 2021November 2, 2024

Yahaya Sharif-Aminu’s 2nd Blasphemy 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. Our lawyers successfully appealed that decision …

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September 27, 2021November 2, 2024

Mubarak Bala: Direct appeal to President Buhari

In an open-letter, we asked President Buhari to intervene in the case of Mubarak Bala who has been detained for 517 days without charge.

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April 28, 2021November 2, 2024

Mubarak Bala illegally imprisoned

One year ago today Mubarak Bala was arrested in Northern Nigeria because of a Facebook post. He has been detained without charges and without trial.

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February 6, 2021October 19, 2021

Umar Farouk Starts New Life

Umar Farouk Safe at Last As previously reported, on January 25, our lawyers collected Umar Farouk from a courtroom in Kano after a judge set aside his blasphemy conviction. With Kano's history of mob violence, it was essential to keep …

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January 25, 2021October 19, 2021

Umar Farouk Released

Umar Farouk is Free! Today, prison guards escorted Umar Farouk to a Kano court where he was handed over to our lawyers. Sixteen-year-old Umar had been found guilty of blasphemy in a Kano magistrates court on August 10 and was …

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January 22, 2021October 19, 2021

Yahaya and Umar II

The court decides Our lawyers were in court yesterday to hear the Appeal Court’s decision in the cases of Yahaya Shariff-Aminu and Umar Farouk. These two young men, 22 and 15 years old respectively, were accused of blasphemy and, in …

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