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Anti-regime activist dies at Dhahban prison in south Saudi Arabia
Nov 13, 2019 20:20An imprisoned anti-regime activist from Saudi Arabia’s oil-rich and Shia Muslim-populated Eastern Province has reportedly lost his life, as a crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against pro-democracy campaigners, Muslim preachers and intellectuals continues in the kingdom.
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Hunger-striking Bahraini prisoners denied medical treatment: Activists
Oct 19, 2019 20:07Social media activists say hunger-striking inmates at Bahrain’s notorious Jaw Prison are being denied medical treatment and their overall health condition is getting worse, as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on political dissidents in the tiny Persian Gulf island State.
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Nigerian forces attack Zakzaki supporters during Arba’een mourning rituals
Oct 18, 2019 18:26Security forces in Nigeria have attacked the followers of Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), during a religious procession in the capital, Abuja, arresting at least four people.
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Nigeria: Sheikh Zakzaky granted bail after mass protests
Aug 05, 2019 13:07A Nigerian court has granted bail to prominent religious scholar Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky so that he can fly to India for medical care, his lawyer says.
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Nigerian ban on Islamic movemnet could spark new conflict: Sheikh Zakzaky's daughter
Aug 03, 2019 10:55The daughter of Nigeria’s detained prominent religious scholar Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky has warned about the government’s recent ban on the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), saying it could worsen the crackdown on the members of the group and ignite a new conflict in the West African nation.
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Nigerian court accused of delaying Sheikh Zakzaky's treatment
Jul 29, 2019 18:39Attempts to secure the release of imprisoned Nigerian Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky have suffered a fresh setback with the adjournment of a court hearing that was due to decide whether the ailing leader of the African country's Islamic movement should be freed to receive urgent medical treatment.
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Nigerian troops martyr 20 supporters of Sheikh Zakzaky
Jul 26, 2019 16:46Nigerian security forces have martyred at least 20 members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) during protests calling for the release of senior cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the movement’s leader, this week.
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‘Followers of Sheikh Zakzaky die in custody due to lack of care’
Jul 25, 2019 11:45Supporters of senior Nigerian cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky say they have obtained information that four of his followers have died in government custody because of a lack of medical treatment of their gunshot wounds, raising further concerns about a government crackdown on the sheikh’s Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN).
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Police use live ammunition to disperse Zakzaky supporters in Nigeria capital
Jul 11, 2019 14:49Nigerian police have fired live ammunition and teargas at protesting Shia Muslims as large crowds gathered in the capital city Abuja Thursday to demand the release of ailing cleric Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky.
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Bahrain: Court upholds life sentences against two anti-regime activists
Mar 14, 2019 16:52Bahrain's Supreme Court of Appeals has upheld life sentences against two political dissidents as the ruling Aal-e Khalifah regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed clampdown on political dissidents and pro-democracy campaigners in the Persian Gulf kingdom.