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Nigerian president orders release of detained teens. Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has ordered the release of 29 minors facing the death penalty after being arraigned for allegedly participating in protests against the country’s worst cost-of-living crisis in a generation. The teens were arraigned on Nov. 1 and have been in detention since August. Activists say they were illegally picked up and have been put through horrifying experiences. Four of them collapsed due to exhaustion when they were brought to court on Nov. 1. Their arraignment sparked outrage and renewed concerns about deteriorating human rights in Africa’s most populous country.

Her father was unfairly arrested in Nigeria. Now her nonprofit fights for others.