A prominent Nigerian atheist, who has just been freed after serving more than four years in prison for blasphemy, is now living in a safe house as his legal team fear his life may be in danger. Mubarak Bala, 40,…

High-profile Nigerian Pastor Tobi Adegboyega has dismissed claims that he was about to be deported from the UK, where his church is facing allegations of financial misconduct. Pastor Adegboyega, leader of SPAC Nation (Salvation Proclaimer Ministries Limited), now known as…

Renowned anti-apartheid writer and activist Breyten Breytenbach, jailed for his beliefs in South Africa in the 1970s, has died. He was 85 years old. Breytenbach died in his sleep, with his wife, Yolande, by his side in Paris. The dissident…