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Christian Solidarity Worldwide: Nigeria's Blasphemy Law, Briefing for European Parliamentarians (April 2023)

Christian Solidarity Worldwide, published April 2023

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A religious freedom advocacy organization's 2023 briefing on Kano State's Sharia blasphemy statute and an appellate ruling that upheld its validity.

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2
Reliability tier 2: a religious freedom advocacy organization's briefing prepared for parliamentarians, informed advocacy research rather than an independent or governmental source.
Notes
A religious freedom advocacy organization's April 2023 briefing for members of the European Parliament, documenting Section 382(b) of the Kano State Sharia Penal Code Law of 2000, its capital penalty for blasphemy, and the Kano State Court of Appeal's August 2021 split decision upholding the provision's validity while quashing one sentence under it for procedural irregularities. An advocacy source, noted as such, chosen for its specific legal citation. Consulted directly.
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Christian Solidarity Worldwide
Publication Year
2023
URL
https://www.csw.org.uk/2023/04/19/report/5985/article.htm
Source Type
Report
Claims Backed By This Source (9 claims)

This source backs 9 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

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  • Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
  • Countries, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.
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