Monday, 27 July 2020

Wife of detained Nigerian humanist pleads for 'proof of life'

Mubarak Bala was arrested at his home in April after criticising Islam online The wife of a prominent Nigerian humanist accused of blasphemy has pleaded for information about his wellbeing on the eve of the three-month anniversary of his detention. Mubarak Bala, the president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, was arrested at his home in Kaduna state on 28 April and taken to neighbouring Kano. In the weeks before, he had posted comments critical of Islam on Facebook that caused outrage in the deeply religious and conservative part of the country. Continue reading...
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