Sudan: Churches Calls for Revoking Death Sentence Against Woman Accused of Apostasy

30 May 2014

Khartoum — The Sudanese Council of Churches (SCC) denounced the death penalty against a Christian woman accused of apostasy, describing it as a "clear and direct persecution of Christians in Sudan".

The SCC, in a statement issued last week and signed by several churches including Roman Catholic Church in Sudan, Episcopal church of the Sudan, and the Coptic Church, demanded cancellation of the court's decision and securing her immediate release.

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