Supporters of Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky stage several rallies across Nigeria, demanding his immediate release.

Fifty Western intellectuals have called on the UN chief to pressure the Nigerian government into providing top cleric Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky with medical treatment.

This edition of The Debate, Press TV hosts discussions about widespread call for the release of imprisoned Nigerian Shia cleric Sheikh Zakzaky.

Nigerian police have once again attacked a peaceful protest of Zakzaky supporters, using teargas and live bullets against them in the Nigerian capital.

Nigerian police use live bullets and tear gas canisters to disperse Muslim demonstrators calling for the speedy release of the country’s top cleric, Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky.

Nigeria’s top cleric’s family says his health condition is getting worse day by day and he needs to be immediately hospitalized.

Nigeria people stage a rally in the capital, Abuja, to demand the release of ailing Muslim cleric Sheikh Ibrahim al-Zakzaky.

Iran’s Foreign Ministry says it has summoned Nigeria’s chargé d'affaires to the country to express concern over reports of Nigerian Muslim leader’s deteriorating health condition.

Members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria have announced that they will hold President Buhari and the Nigerian government responsible if anything happens to Sheikh Zakzaky who is in jail along with his wife.

protesters gather at the United Nations offices in Tehran to call for UN action to release Nigeria's top Shia cleric.