Additional Name(s): Zeenatudeen

Gender: Female

Perpetrator: Nigeria

Religion or Belief: Muslim – Shi'a

Reports of Torture: No

Reports of Medical Neglect: No

Date of Detainment: December/12/2015

Current Status: Released

Religious Leader: Yes

Most Recent Type of Abuse: Detainment

Reason for Persecution: Religious Activity Religious Belief Religious Figure & Religious Leadership Role

Nature of Charges: Illegal Assembly Murder & Attempted Murder Public Disorder

Zeenah Ibraheem

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Zeenah Ibraheem was detained for her religious belief and activity.

On December 12, 2015, authorities arrested Ibraheem and her husband, El Zakzaky, a Shi'a Muslim cleric and leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), reportedly after the Nigerian army killed more than 300 IMN followers in Zaria, including three of the couple's sons.

Despite the High Court of Nigeria ordering the two's release in December 2016, Ibraheem and El Zakzaky remained in custody.

In August 2019, a judge granted reportedly Ibraheem and El Zakzaky bail to travel to India to receive medical care. When the couple arrived in India, they were reportedly dissatisfied and distrusting of the medical team and conditions at the hospital and refused treatment.

In September 2020, Ibraheem and El Zakzaky pleaded not guilty to "culpable homicide," "unlawful assembly," "disruption of public peace," and other charges.

On July 28, 2021, a court in Kaduna State acquitted Ibraheem and El Zakzaky of all charges and ordered their release.

On an unspecified date, Ibraheem and El Zakzaky were released.

Related Cases: Ibrahim El Zakzaky

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