PRESS RELEASE Fears are rising that the authorities in Nigeria are planning to launch a wide-scale massacre of Shia followers of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria during upcoming religious observances. The Islamic Movement claims to be in receipt of information showing that police met with

PRESS RELEASE At least three people are dead and many more wounded after police opened fire with live ammunition on marchers in Nigeria taking part in annual Ashura processions. The fatalities were reported in Kaduna state and include a minor who was shot in the

PRESS RELEASE Information reaching IHRC from reliable sources in Nigeria suggests that the authorities are planning to prevent and disrupt annual processions due to take place in commemoration of the holy day of Ashura early next week. Having failed to execute an earlier plan to

3 September 2019 PRESS RELEASE A United Nations report has criticised a leaked directive from the chief of police in Nigeria which has sparked fears that the authorities are preparing to use the impending anniversary of Ashura to escalate a bloody crackdown against the country’s

Couple return to Nigeria but where have they been taken by security? IHRC is deeply concerned regarding the safety and security of Sheikh El-Zakzaky and his wife Mallimah Zeenah who were returned under Nigerian security control to Abuja today from India. IHRC is calling on

India government becomes enforcer for Buhari regime For immediate release 14 August 2019 [11.10 (UK time)] IHRC is deeply concerned that the Indian government appears to acting as a policeman in the Kaduna district of Nigeria.  They appear to have collaborated with Nigerian security services.

The following press kit provide background papers presented at the Fifth World Congress for Middle Eastern Studies (WOCMES) conference in July 2018. The papers provide (i) an overview of the background of the movement (Caterina Aiena); a discussion of how the ‘Shia’ label and narrative