Sudan: Woman facing death sentence on grounds of her religion must be released

Headline Title: Sudan must release pregnant woman facing death sentence for her Christian faith 14 May 2014 A heavily pregnant Christian Sudanese woman who could be sentenced to death by hanging for ‘apostasy’, and to flogging for ‘adultery’ should be immediately and unconditionally released, Amnesty International said ahead of the ruling expected tomorrow. Meriam Yehya Ibrahim is eight months pregnant and currently in detention with her 20-month-old son. “The fact that a woman could be sentenced to death for her religious choice, and to flogging for being married…

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