
PRESS RELEASE – Nigeria: Authorities target Shia mourners during Ashura commemorations
Today’s violence confirmed earlier fears that the Nigerian authorities would seek to sabotage the annual commemoration of Ashura in the country
Today’s violence confirmed earlier fears that the Nigerian authorities would seek to sabotage the annual commemoration of Ashura in the country
IHRC calls on the Nigerian authorities to withdraw the soldiers and allow the worshippers to continue to exercise their constitutional right to freedom of assembly and worship
In the context of the relentless persecution of the IMN by Nigerian authorities, IHRC is genuinely concern for those detained
Nigeria has issued a warrant for the arrest of the spokesman of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) a few days after banning the group
Within 30 minutes of the procession starting, soldiers flanked by police fired tear gas grenades into the crowds
In Geneva on Friday, 30 September
The military attack between December 12-14 in the northern Nigerian city of Zaria left more than 1000 people dead
IMN accused the Commission of blaming the victims instead of focussing on the soldiers responsible for the massive loss of life and bloodshed
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