Khartoum, May 31 (IANS) Authorities in Sudan have agreed to release a woman, sentenced to death for abandoning the Islamic faith, after world leaders added their voices to the campaign to free her, the media reported Saturday. Meriam Ibrahim, 27, who was held with her two young children after giving birth in shackles this week, was sentenced to 100 lashes for adultery and to death for apostasy by a court in Khartoum, The Guardian reported, adding that Ibrahim was raised a Christian by her mother and refused to re**unce the faith. Abdullahi Alzareg, an under secretary at Sudan's foreign ministry, said Saturday that Sudan guaranteed religious freedom and was committed to protecting the woman while an**uncing that she will be released within days from the prison, according to BBC. Wani married Ibrahim, a graduate of Sudan University's school of medicine, in 2011.
06-10-2014, 11:12 PM
Sudan to free woman on death row for apostasy
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