Iran determined to improve Zakzaky’s conditions: FM spox
MNA – Iran is conducting continuous negotiations with the Nigerian government to facilitate improvement of the situation of Nigeria’s top Shia cleric,…
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MP denounces FM for showing ‘secular’ behavior towards issues in Islamic world
MNA – An Iranian lawmaker lashed out at Foreign Ministry for not doing enough on issues of the Islamic world, such as…
Iran offers medical assistance to Nigerian Muslim leader and his wife
IRNA – Iran on Tuesday offered medical assistance to Nigerian Muslim Leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife planning to go to…
Nigerian army opens fire on protesters demanding release of Zakzaky
Press TV – The Nigerian army has opened fire on protesters demanding the release of top Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who…
Amnesty urges end to ‘unlawful’ detention of Nigerian cleric Sheikh Zakzaky
Press TV- Amnesty International has called on the Nigerian government to comply with a court ruling that calls for an end to…
Nigeria given 7-day ultimatum to release Ibraheem Zakzaky
TEHRAN (FNA)- A group in Nigeria renewed its demand for the unconditional release of prominent Shia cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky from detention.…
Nigeria Army killed 100s of Shias: Report
Nigeria’s Army mowed down as many as 347 Muslims last December while swooping on the followers of the country’s leading Shia cleric, a…
Nigerian protesters call for Shia cleric’s release
People in Nigeria have held protest rallies in several cities across the country to demand the immediate and unconditional release of senior Shia cleric…
Nigerian protesters call for release of Shia cleric, Zakzaky
Nigerians have staged fresh protest rallies across the country to call for the immediate release of jailed Shia cleric and leader of…
Nigerian protesters urge release of prominent Shia cleric
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Scores of Nigerian protesters on Saturday took to the streets in the state of Bauchi to demand release of…
Photos emerge of graves destroyed by Nigerian army: NGO
Tehran, Jan 12, IRNA – Photographs have emerged showing the site of desecrated graves belonging to victims of last year’s Al-Quds Day…
Pressure mounts on Nigeria to release Islamic Movement leader
Tehran, Jan 7, IRNA – The London-based Islamic Human Rights Commission (IHRC) said it is applying pressure on various international organisations to…
Preventing spread of Shia teachings behind Nigeria massacre: Senior cleric
Tehran, December 31, The Iran Project – Iran’s senior cleric says preventing the spread of Shia teachings by Ibrahim Zakzaki in Nigeria is…
Iran’s senior clerics urge justice for perpetrators of Nigeria massacre
Tehran, December 16, The Iran Project- Top Iranian clerics continue to react over the massive killing of Nigerian Shia Muslims by the…
Nigeria Massacre and Muslim world reactions
Tehran, December 15, The Iran Project- Two days after the brutal crackdown of almost a thousand of Nigerian Shia Muslims and detention…
Photos: Nigerian Shia Muslims stage protest against Sheikh #Zakzaky arrest
Nigerian Shia Muslims stage rally in protest at arrest of Leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky. The Nigerian army…
Iran urges Nigeria to protect Muslim lives
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif urged Nigeria on Monday to take a “prompt and serious” action for containing…
Muslims mark Arba’een in Nigeria
Muslims in Nigeria have held the annual Arba’een mourning rituals, which mark 40 days after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Hussain (peace…