
PRESS RELEASE – Nigeria: Arrests ensue after ban on Nigerian Islamic Movement
Arrests of worshippers and leaders underway

Arrests of worshippers and leaders underway

IHRC condemns yesterday’s announcement by the Kaduna state government in Nigeria to proscribe the country’s Islamic Movement (IMN).

The detention of Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife has descended into the theatre of the absurd

Panel discussions brought together experts, academics, civil society organisations, EU institutions and European Muslim human rights activists

Last week the University of California Berkeley backtracked on a heavily criticised decision to ban a course on Palestine.

Within 30 minutes of the procession starting, soldiers flanked by police fired tear gas grenades into the crowds

The event in Geneva forms part of a Europe-wide launch of the report

Decolonial International Network calls upon Chancellor Dirks to undo the suspension and return to the tradition of academic debate that Berkeley has been famous for.




