Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky
Releasing footage of Zakzaky is not enough: Shia community
World
January 15, 2018
Releasing footage of Zakzaky is not enough: Shia community
Nigerian Shia community has said the government’s release of an edited video of their leader Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky will not…
Nigerian Shia Cleric Zakzaky makes first public appearance since detention in 2015
World
January 15, 2018
Nigerian Shia Cleric Zakzaky makes first public appearance since detention in 2015
Leader of the Shia Community in Nigeria Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, rumored to have died in detention, made his first public…
Ibraheem El-Zakzaky not dead but seriously ill – Femi Falana
World
January 14, 2018
Ibraheem El-Zakzaky not dead but seriously ill – Femi Falana
The detained leader of the Shia community in Nigeria, Ibraheem al-Zakzaky, is alive but seriously ill, his lawyer has said.…
Nigerian forces attack Shia protesters, killing at least one person
World
January 8, 2018
Nigerian forces attack Shia protesters, killing at least one person
A Shia man was killed by Nigerian government forces amid an attacked that targeted protesters calling for the release of…
Nigerian Shias hold Ashura in 60 cities, demand Ayatollah Zakzaky’s release
World
October 4, 2017
Nigerian Shias hold Ashura in 60 cities, demand Ayatollah Zakzaky’s release
The annual Ashura mourning processions held on Sunday in more than 60 towns and cities across Nigeria by the Shia…
Shia community in Nigeria holds procession condemning 600 days of illegal detention of Sheikh Zakzaky
World
August 7, 2017
Shia community in Nigeria holds procession condemning 600 days of illegal detention of Sheikh Zakzaky
Members of the Academic Forum of the Shia community in Nigeria held a procession to condemn illegal detention of Sheikh…
Nigeria court rejects Shia cleric’s lawsuit against army
World
July 9, 2017
Nigeria court rejects Shia cleric’s lawsuit against army
A Nigerian court has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the jailed Shia community leader, against the country’s…
Police attack pro-Zakzaky rally in Nigeria
World
April 20, 2017
Police attack pro-Zakzaky rally in Nigeria
Nigeria’s security forces attacked a protest rally held in Abuja in solidarity with the country’s top Shia Muslim cleric, Sheikh…
SRW calls for releasing Sheikh Zakzaky
World
April 17, 2017
SRW calls for releasing Sheikh Zakzaky
Shia Rights Watch International Organization is calling for the release of Sheikh Zakzaky,who has been detained for no crime committed…
Sheikh Zakzaky going blind in detention
World
February 14, 2017
Sheikh Zakzaky going blind in detention
The doctor assigned to attend to illegally detained Sheikh IbraheemZakzaky has clearly told the authorities that he could go blind…