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Sudan: U.S. 'Deeply Disturbed' Over Sudanese Woman's Apostasy Death Sentence
Sudan Tribune, 15 May 2014
The US government said it is "deeply disturbed" by the sentencing on Thursday of a pregnant Christian Sudanese woman to death by hanging for apostasy after she refused to recant… Read more »
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Sudan: Apostasy Charge Against Woman 'Shocking'
HRW, 15 May 2014
Today, a judge in Khartoum sentenced a pregnant 27 year old, Mariam Yahya Ibrahim, to death for the crime of "apostasy," and to 100 lashings for "adultery." These convictions and… Read more »
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South Sudan: UN Rights Office Deeply Concerned Over Woman Facing Death for Apostasy
UN News, 16 May 2014
The United Nations human rights office today voiced deep concern about the situation of Meriam Ibrahim, the pregnant Christian Sudanese woman who was sentenced to 100 lashes and to… Read more »
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Sudan: Sudan Talking Down Death Sentence Against Woman Accused of Apostasy
Sudan Tribune, 16 May 2014
Sudan's parliament speaker, al-Fatih Izz Al-Din, has downplayed the death sentence against a Christian woman accused of apostasy saying it is a preliminary ruling which could be… Read more »
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Sudan: 'Death Penalty Christian Woman is Violation of Islamic Principles' - PCP
Dabanga, 18 May 2014
The Popular Congress Party (PCP), led by Dr Hassan El Turabi, considers the death penalty for Maryam Yahya Ibrahim, convicted of apostasy "a scandal, extremism, and intellectual… Read more »
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Sudan: Sudanese Woman Facing Death Sentence On Grounds of Her Religion Must Be Released
AI London, 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… Read more »
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Sudan: Sudanese Woman Convicted of Adultery, Apostasy Facing Death Penalty
Sudan Tribune, 14 May 2014
A 27-year-old Christian mother-of-one from Sudan is facing a possible death sentence unless she renounces her faith after being convicted on charges of adultery and apostasy.… Read more »
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Sudan: Christian Woman Sentenced to Death for 'Apostasy' in Sudan
Dabanga, 12 May 2014
A Sudanese medical doctor has been convicted of apostasy and sentenced to death by the El Haj Yousif Criminal Court in Khartoum North on Sunday. Doctor Maryam Yahya Ibrahim was… Read more »
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Sudan: Court Sudan Confirms Death Penalty for Pregnant Mother Refusing to Leave Christian Faith
Dabanga, 15 May 2014
A pregnant woman, Maryam Yahya Ibrahim (27) in Khartoum, has confirmed today to the court in Khartoum that she is a Christian, and will not abandon her faith. "I am a Christian,… Read more »
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South Sudan: Sudanese Woman Gets Death Sentence for Converting to Christianity
VOA, 15 May 2014
A court in Sudan has sentenced a 27-year-old woman to death for converting to Christianity. Read more »