TEHRAN, Jul 30 - The Christian Association of Nigeria categorically deplored the government’s recent decision to allow labeling the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) a “terrorist group”.
TEHRAN, Jul 29- Attempts 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.
TEHRAN, Jul 25 - Iranian Parliament Speaker's Special Adviser on International Affairs Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Nigerian government is reasonable for safety and health of Sheikh Zakzaky.
TEHRAN, Jul 23 - Iran’s Foreign Ministry voiced deep concern over clashes in the rallies held in Nigeria’s capital Abuja by supporters of the ailing leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, calling for the release of the cleric for medical treatment.
TEHRAN, Jul 22 - A video message projected by Inminds Human Rights Group on the wall of Big Ben in London demands the release of Islamic Movement in Nigeria’s (IMN) leader Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky and his wife.
TEHRAN, Jul 21 -Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari condemns the killing of 37 people by bandits in the northwestern state of Sokoto, his spokesman said in a statement.
TEHRAN, Jul 20- The supporters of Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky have staged several rallies across Nigeria, demanding his immediate release citing his worsening health condition.
TEHRAN, Jul 19 - Political commentator Seyed Abdullah Hoseini says the circumstances surrounding the detention of Sheikh Zakzaky indicate Nigerian authorities have no intention to release the Muslim cleric.
TEHRAN, Jul 18 - Fifty Western intellectuals have called on UN chief Antonio Guterres to pressure Nigeria to release top Shia Muslim leader Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, who needs emergency medical treatment.
TEHRAN, Jul 17 - At least one person was killed and several others sustained injuries when Nigerian army opened fire on protesters demanding the release of top Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been held for four years on trumped-up allegations.
TEHRAN, Jul 16 - Iran’s Society of Seminary Teachers of Qom strongly condemned the Nigerian government’s “inhumane and illegal” moves against top Shiite cleric and leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, whose health condition has been deteriorating in prison.
TEHRAN, Jul 10 - Nigerian people have once again taken to the streets of the capital, Abuja, to demand the immediate release of ailing Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, a day after security forces killed two of his supporters.
TEHRAN, Jul 10 - Police in Nigeria have killed two supporters of jailed Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, who were demanding his release in the capital, Abuja, according to the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), an organization that he heads.
TEHRAN, Jul 9 - The Iranian Foreign Ministry has summoned Nigeria’s envoy to voice the Islamic Republic’s concern over the conditions of top Shiite cleric and leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky, the ministry’s spokesman said.
TEHRAN, Jul 7 - The son of Nigeria’s Muslim leader Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky has warned about the deteriorating health of the 66-year-old cleric, who has been held in detention along with his wife for more than three years.
TEHRAN, Jul 3 - A number of Iranian physicians, scholars, journalists, and seminary students staged a rally outside the United Nations office in Tehran to voice their solidarity with top Shiite cleric and leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN) Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky.
TEHRAN, Jun 29 - Top Nigerian Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, who has been imprisoned for four years now, is said to have been poisoned in prison, according to doctors who found high levels of toxic substance in his blood. Members of Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) announced that their cleric was poisoned, citing results of an investigation by the movement's Academic Forum.
TEHRAN, Jun 28 - A special government panel has recommended that President Muhammadu Buhari sign Nigeria up for a landmark African free trade agreement, ahead of a key meeting of African leaders.
TEHRAN, Jun 14 - Boko Haram militants have raided a military base in northeastern Nigeria near the border with Niger, killing several troops and stealing weapons, military sources said Friday.
TEHRAN, Jun 2 - Nigerian security forces have attacked supporters of the imprisoned leader of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), preventing them from taking part in a peaceful march in Kaduna state in northern Nigeria.