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Jailed for Blasphemy: Nigerian Ex-Muslim Free, But the Threats Continue
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18:37Now PlayingAfter more than four years in prison for blasphemy, Nigerian ex-Muslim atheist Mubarak Bala is finally free—but his ordeal is far from over. Once the outspoken president of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, Bala was arrested in 2020 after posting comments on Facebook that conservative Muslim lawyers in Kano deemed insulting to Islam. His sudden guilty plea to 18 charges of blasphemy stunned supporters, and he was sentenced to 24 years in prison—a term later reduced on appeal. Now released, he remains in hiding, fearing for his life in a country where blasphemy laws and religious extremism leave little room for dissent. "Freedom is here, but also there is an underlying threat I now have to face," Bala told the BBC. While humanists and activists worldwide celebrate his release, the dangers are far from over. "Thanks that he's out, thanks that he's a free man. But no thanks, because there is a dent on him as if he committed a crime," said Leo Igwe, founder of the Humanist Association of Nigeria. Yet despite years of imprisonment and ongoing threats, Bala remains unshaken. "I knew the dangers, and I still decided to do it," he said, standing firm in his defiance.
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