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October 26, 2021
Salma Tanveer is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In September 2013, authorities arrested Tanveer, a school principal, after she was accused of distributing writings that…
October 15, 2021
Abdulazeez Inyass is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In May 2015, Inyass, a cleric, allegedly said during a lecture that Sheikh Ibrahim Niasse, the founder of the Tijaniya…
October 15, 2021
Sheikh Abduljabar Nasiru Kabara is imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy.
In July 2021, authorities arrested Kabara, a cleric, and charged him with blasphemy and incitement.…
January 21, 2021
Yahaya Sharif-Aminu is detained for his religious expression.
In March 2020, authorities arrested Sharif-Aminu, a musician and follower of the Sufi Tijaniyyah Order, after a series of…
October 05, 2020
Maruf Gul is detained for blasphemy.
On September 18, 2020, authorities arrested Gul after he was accused of questioning a religious…
March 12, 2019
Raif Badawi was imprisoned for his religious freedom advoacy, expression about religion, and for criticizing religious authorities.
In June 2012, authorities arrested Badawi, a blogger and…