Sudan announces release of Meriam Ibrahim from death row

[Ishmael]

Meriam Ibrahim gave birth to a baby girl in prison on 27 May 2014. Photograph: EPA

A court in Khartoum has ordered the release of a Christian woman on death row, according to Sudan's state news agency.
Meriam Ibrahim was sentenced to 100 lashes for adultery and was to be hanged for apostasy after refusing to renounce her faith last month. Her case has become the focus of an international campaign.
"The appeal court ordered the release of Meriam Yahya [Ibrahim] and the cancellation of the [previous] court ruling," Sudan's SUNA news agency said on Monday.
Ibrahim's lawyer, Elshareef Mohammed, told the Guardian he heard the release announced on Sudanese radio but had no confirmation. He was on his way to the prison, where he was to meet Ibrahim's husband, Daniel Wani, a US citizen.
"I'm going to check if this is true," Mohammed said.
Judges have been hearing an appeal against Ibrahim's convictions for the past two weeks. Her lawyers argued that the case was based on weak, contradictory and inconsistent claims, and contravened Sudan's interim constitution.
After being imprisoned with her toddler son, Ibrahim gave birth to a daughter while shackled to the floor of her cell.
Wani, who has been permitted only brief visits to his family, said his wife and children were being held in inhumane conditions in Omdurman women's prison.
Ibrahim was convicted of apostasy after the court insisted she was a Muslim because her father was a Muslim, even though Ibrahim said she had been brought up as a Christian after her father abandoned the family when she was six.
Her 2011 marriage to Wani was declared invalid, resulting in her conviction for adultery.
After being convicted Ibrahim was given three days to renounce her faith or face a death sentence.
The leaders of Britain's three main political parties backed a campaign to get Ibrahim released. The prime minister, David Cameron, said he was "absolutely appalled" by her sentences. "The way she is being treated is barbaric and has no place in today's world. Religious freedom is an absolute, fundamental human right," he said.
The US state department said it was "deeply disturbed" by the case and called on Khartoum to respect the right to freedom of religion.
Hillary Clinton, Tony Blair, Jesse Jackson and Justin Welby, the archbishop of Canterbury, were among high-profile international figures calling for the sentence to be dropped.


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[CHUAKACHARA]

Huyu Mungu mkatili, anasema kama mtu akibadilisha dini mpige kwa mawe mpaka afe! Halafu tunaambiwa Mungu ni mwenye huruma, anatupenda viumbe wake! Nani alileta msululu wa dini hizi, Yesu alitangulia akaja, mwingine, sasa nani alileta dini ya huyo Mungu! Nani mkweli?

 

[Ishmael]

Huyu Mungu mkatili, anasema kama mtu akibadilisha dini mpige kwa mawe mpaka afe! Halafu tunaambiwa Mungu ni mwenye huruma, anatupenda viumbe wake! Nani alileta msululu wa dini hizi, Yesu alitangulia akaja, mwingine, sasa nani alileta dini ya huyo Mungu! Nani mkweli?

Yule sie Mungu. Hivi Mungu anaweza tuma mtu bila ya kuongea nae?

 

[Synthesizer]

Mambo mengi na sheria nyingi sana vinavyofanyika kwa kusingizia Uislamu ni ukiukaji mkubwa wa haki za binadamu. Kuna siku serikali na jumuiya ya kimataifa zisizo na mlengo wa kidini zitaingilia hili suala kati.

 

[Safari_ni_Safari]

Smiling at the camera as she celebrates her freedom, this is the first picture of Meriam Ibrahim since she was suddenly released from prison in Sudan on Monday.
In an exclusive picture obtained by Mail Online, the mother-of-two is seen holding her baby daughter Maya who was born in prison whilst she was shackled to the ground.
On her right is her husband Daniel Wani, a Christian American citizen, who beams proudly with their son Martin, 21 months, by his knee and the couple's legal team around them.


Safwan Abobaker, an activist who works with religious campaign group Hardwired, which provided MailOnline with the picture, said: 'It's a happy day'.
The photo was taken at the safe house where Meriam is now hiding out.

Free at least: Meriam poses hours after her release with her husband, Daniel (left) and her children, Martin (on Daniel's knee) and baby Maya and all those who bravely fought for her freedom in Sudan

Daniel Wani, Ms Ibrahim's Catholic husband, with their daughter: The couple's 20-month-old son was also jailed

 

[cacico]

Finally! Am happy for her! Some religions, kha!???? :a s 109: :a s 109: