{{A Sudanese woman sentenced to death for converting to Christianity is expected to be released soon, a government official said on Saturday, after Khartoum came under diplomatic pressure to halt her execution.}}<\/p>\n
“The related authorities in the country are working to release Mariam (Yahya Ibrahim), who was sentenced to death for apostasy, through legal measures,” Foreign Ministry Under-Secretary Abdelah Al-Azrak told media.<\/p>\n
“I expect her to be released soon,” he added.<\/p>\n
A Sudanese court this month imposed the death sentence on the pregnant 27-year-old woman, who is married to a Christian American, and ordered her to return to Islam.<\/p>\n
The sentence caused a diplomatic incident, with Britain urging Sudan to uphold what it called its international obligations on freedom of religion. <\/p>\n
Ibrahim\u2019s lawyer, Mohaned Mostafa, said neither he nor the woman’s husband had been notified about any release.<\/p>\n
“But we do hope she will get released soon,” Mostafa told Reuters.<\/p>\n
Ibrahim was also sentenced to 100 lashes for what it deemed her adultery for marrying a Christian. Last week she gave birth in prison to a daughter, her second child by her American husband Daniel Wani.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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