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    Nigerian Humanist Held for Blasphemy in Sharia State

    • Date of Occurrence
      April 28, 2020
    • State/Country
      Kano, Nigeria
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    A prominent Nigerian humanist accused of blasphemy has been arrested and taken to the northern city of Kano, according to figures close to him.

    ''Mubarak Bala, the president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, was taken from his home on 28 April in neighbouring Kaduna state and taken to Kano, where a warrant for his arrest was issued, Leo Igwe, a fellow Nigerian humanist, and human rights advocate said.

    “We condemn his arrest and are extremely worried because this came after several threats made by the religious community in Kano,” Igwe said. “They are likely to try him under sharia law in Kano, which could lead to capital punishment.”

    Sharia law is applied in 12 states across the predominantly Muslim north of Nigeria, including Kano where blasphemy is punishable by death.''

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    • Date of Occurrence

      2020-04-28

    • State/Country

      Kano, Nigeria

    • Perpetrator

      Kano State Government

    • Source

      https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/01/fears-for-nigerian-humanist-held-for-blasphemy-in-sharia-law-state

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    • North West
    Rights & Freedom Violated
    • Right to Free Speech
    Gender of Victim(s)
    • Male
    Mode of Attacks
    • Attack on Free Speech
    • Unlawful Arrests and Detention
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