#Kuwait, #Qatar, #Saudi_Arabia, #Sudan, #Yemen and the #UAE – where #apostasy carries the death penalty.
►http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/28/arab-states-share-isis-ideology-islam #Islam
#Kuwait, #Qatar, #Saudi_Arabia, #Sudan, #Yemen and the #UAE – where #apostasy carries the death penalty.
►http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/28/arab-states-share-isis-ideology-islam #Islam
Sudanese “apostate” seeks to dismiss #forgery charges
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Lawyers for a Sudanese Christian woman who has sought refuge at the US embassy will seek dismissal of forgery charges against her so she can then leave #Sudan, one of them said Saturday. “Tomorrow (Sunday) we will submit a request to the prosecution to dismiss the case,” Mohanad Mustafa, a lawyer for Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, 26, told AFP. “If they decide to dismiss the case, then they can leave the country,” Mustafa said of Ishag, her American husband Daniel Wani and their two children. read more
Sudanese “apostate” charged with forgery after attempted escape to US
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In a handout picture obtained from the legal team and taken with a smart phone, Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag (seated center), a Christian Sudanese woman sentenced to hang for #apostasy last month, poses for a picture with her husband Daniel Wani, a US citizen originally from South #Sudan (left), her newborn baby and the couple’s 20-month-old son, one of her lawyers Mohanad Mustafa (right), and other members of the legal team at an undisclosed location in Khartoum on June 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP / Ishag’s legal team)
A Sudanese Christian woman who faces death threats after a court cleared her of apostasy has been charged with forgery, after trying to leave the country, a lawyer said. “She is arrested,” Mohanad Mustafa told AFP on Wednesday. The charge against Meriam (...)
Sudanese “apostate” woman still in police custody: lawyer
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A Sudanese Christian woman remained under investigation by Khartoum police on Wednesday, her lawyer said, a day after she was stopped trying to leave #Sudan following annulment of her #apostasy death sentence. Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, 26, is not under arrest but is being questioned at a police station over the authenticity of an emergency travel document issued by South Sudan, the lawyer Mohanad Mustafa told AFP. Her American husband Daniel Wani and her two children, including a baby girl born while she was on death row, are with her. read more
Sudanese “apostate” arrested at airport one day after her release
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A Sudanese Christian woman was arrested Tuesday at Khartoum airport a day after a court annulled her death sentence for #apostasy and released her from prison, a source familiar with the incident said. “The National Security took her and Daniel,” said the source, referring to Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, 26, and her American husband Daniel Wani. The status of their two young children, one a newborn baby, was not immediately known. (AFP)
#Sudan court frees “apostate” who was condemned to hang
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A Sudanese Christian who gave birth in prison after being sentenced to hang for #apostasy was freed on Monday, one of her lawyers said. The case of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, 26, sparked an outcry from Western governments and rights groups after a judge sentenced her to death on May 15. “Meriam was released just about an hour ago,” Mohanad Mustafa told AFP on Monday afternoon. “She’s now out of prison,” he said. read more
Soudan : libération de la chrétienne condamnée à mort pour apostasie - Libération
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Une Soudanaise chrétienne condamnée à mort pour apostasie et qui a accouché en prison, a été libérée lundi, a annoncé l’un de ses avocats. Le cas de cette femme de 27 condamnée à mort par pendaison le 15 mai par une cour criminelle soudanaise, a soulevé un tollé en Occident et parmi les organisations de défense des droits de l’Homme.
Sudanese “apostate” sentenced to death gives birth in jail
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A Christian Sudanese woman sentenced to hang for #apostasy has given birth in jail, a Western diplomat said on Tuesday. “She gave birth to a girl today,” said the diplomat, who is familiar with the case of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, 27. “The mother and the baby seem to be doing OK,” said the diplomat who asked for anonymity. But he said: “It’s a cruel treatment to be in such a situation.” The case of Ishag has sparked global outrage since a Khartoum-area court sentenced her to death on May 15. read more
Saudi judge wants activist tried for #apostasy
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A Saudi judge has recommended that a liberal activist be tried in a higher court for apostasy, a charge that could carry the death penalty, rights campaigners said Thursday. A court in the medieval-styled kingdom sentenced Raef Badawi in July to seven years in jail and 600 lashes for setting up a “liberal” network and for allegedly insulting Islam. On Wednesday, a judge remanded Badawi to the General Court on charges of apostasy, rights lawyer Waleed Abulkhair told AFP. read more