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Posted on 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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Posted on 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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Posted on 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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Posted on 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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Posted on 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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Posted on 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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Posted on 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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Posted on 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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Posted on 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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Posted on 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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