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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

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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)

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#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

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

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