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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.…
September 24, 2021
Hamid Soudad was imprisoned for his expression about religion.
On January 20, 2021, Soudad was arrested for insulting Islam and the Prophet Muhammad reportedly…
July 13, 2021
Abdul Majeed is detained for blasphemy.
On September 13, 2020, authorities arrested Majeed after charging him with "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC).
July 13, 2021
Saeed Ahmad Wariach is detained for blasphemy.
Authorities reportedly arrested Wariach for "insulting the Prophet Muhammad" (Sec. 295-C PPC).
July 13, 2021
Ehsan Ahmad was imprisoned for blasphemy.
On May 13, 2014, authorities arrested Ahmad alongside three others after they were accused of tearing down posters containing religious content in…
July 13, 2021
Mubashar Ahmad was imprisoned and sentenced to death for blasphemy-related offenses.
On May 13, 2014, authorities arrested Ahmad alongside three others for allegedly tearing down posters…
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 30, 2020
David Masih is detained for blasphemy.
On August 30, 2020, authorities arrested Masih following the discovery of torn pages from the Qur'an in a drain. He was charged with "desecrating…
October 30, 2020
Sohail Masih is detained for blasphemy.
On August 5, 2020, authorities arrested Masih after he was accused of posting blasphemous content on Facebook about Eid al-Adha and the Prophet…