Sudan Death Sentence Woman is Freed

Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese woman sentenced to death for abandoning her Islamic faith, has been freed from jail.

Her lawyer has informed BBC. Ibrahim’s death penalty was overturned by an appeal court.

If you recall Meriam who married a Christian man was sentenced under Sharia law to hang for apostasy in May after she refused to renounce her Christianity. Pregnant at the time, she later gave birth to girl in prison.

Daniel Wani, her husband told reporters that he is looking forward to seeing her, and that he wants his family to leave Susan as soon as possible.

“We are very very happy about this – and we’re going to her now, they have released her… she’s on her way to home. It’s a victory for freedom of religion in Sudan… By Mariam’s strong position, we believe that in the future no-one will be subjected to such a trial,” said her lawyer Elshareef.