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| Apostasy woman in Sudan: Husband appeals for support to reverse death sentence | |
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| Sudan is facing growing condemnation from the international community after a pregnant woman was sentenced to death for apostasy and forced to give birth with her legs in chains in a prison wing. | Sudan is facing growing condemnation from the international community after a pregnant woman was sentenced to death for apostasy and forced to give birth with her legs in chains in a prison wing. |
| Daniel Wani said his wife Meriam Yahya Ibrahim gave birth to a girl in the early hours of Tuesday morning in the hospital wing of Omdurman Women’s Prison. | Daniel Wani said his wife Meriam Yahya Ibrahim gave birth to a girl in the early hours of Tuesday morning in the hospital wing of Omdurman Women’s Prison. |
| Mr Wani said she was forced to go through labour wearing heaving chains, which were only taken off when he was finally granted permission to visit her in prison next day. | Mr Wani said she was forced to go through labour wearing heaving chains, which were only taken off when he was finally granted permission to visit her in prison next day. |
| Mr Wani told CNN he hoped the growing international pressure would force the Sudanese authorities to reconsider her sentence. | Mr Wani told CNN he hoped the growing international pressure would force the Sudanese authorities to reconsider her sentence. |
| "The calls are overwhelming. I want to thank everyone for this stand. It's looking like it had an effect. Perhaps it will result in the judgment being overturned," he told CNN. | "The calls are overwhelming. I want to thank everyone for this stand. It's looking like it had an effect. Perhaps it will result in the judgment being overturned," he told CNN. |
| The US State Department said it was "deeply disturbed" by the sentence and called on the Sudanese government to respect religious freedoms following the news of Ms Ibrahim's birth. | The US State Department said it was "deeply disturbed" by the sentence and called on the Sudanese government to respect religious freedoms following the news of Ms Ibrahim's birth. |
| "We're concerned about this horrific case, and we've expressed that many, many, many times," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki was quoted as saying by Sky News. | "We're concerned about this horrific case, and we've expressed that many, many, many times," State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki was quoted as saying by Sky News. |
| "We'll continue to press through every channel we can our concerns about this case." | "We'll continue to press through every channel we can our concerns about this case." |
| Ms Ibrahim’s case has been described as "abhorrent" by Hillary Clinton, while Sir Richard Branson called for action to save her life. | Ms Ibrahim’s case has been described as "abhorrent" by Hillary Clinton, while Sir Richard Branson called for action to save her life. |
| Meriam Yahya Ibrahim’s death sentence is abhorrent. Sudan should stop threatening religious freedom and fundamental human rights. | Meriam Yahya Ibrahim’s death sentence is abhorrent. Sudan should stop threatening religious freedom and fundamental human rights. |
| Sudan must not allow the execution of Meriam Ibrahim to go ahead. #SaveMeriam | Sudan must not allow the execution of Meriam Ibrahim to go ahead. #SaveMeriam |
| Ms Ibrahim was convicted of apostasy and adultery and sentenced to death by a court in Khartoum after refusing to renounce her Christian faith during a four day ‘grace period’ while she was eight months pregnant. | Ms Ibrahim was convicted of apostasy and adultery and sentenced to death by a court in Khartoum after refusing to renounce her Christian faith during a four day ‘grace period’ while she was eight months pregnant. |
| Ms Ibrahim's lawyer Al-Shareef Ali al-Shareef Mohammed said her Muslim father left her mother when she was a child, and she was raised by her mother who is an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian. | Ms Ibrahim's lawyer Al-Shareef Ali al-Shareef Mohammed said her Muslim father left her mother when she was a child, and she was raised by her mother who is an Ethiopian Orthodox Christian. |
| Speaking to BBC News, Mr Wani said he feels increasingly concerned about Martin’s welfare. “Sometimes he seems ok, and other times he is in a bad mood. Every time I go to visit him in prison, he says he just wants to go back home with me.” | Speaking to BBC News, Mr Wani said he feels increasingly concerned about Martin’s welfare. “Sometimes he seems ok, and other times he is in a bad mood. Every time I go to visit him in prison, he says he just wants to go back home with me.” |
| The court in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum also ordered that Ms Ibrahim be given 100 lashes for committing zena — meaning illegitimate sex in Arabic — for having sexual relations with a non-Muslim man. This sentence will reportedly be carried out when Ms Ibrahim has recovered from child birth. | The court in the Sudanese capital of Khartoum also ordered that Ms Ibrahim be given 100 lashes for committing zena — meaning illegitimate sex in Arabic — for having sexual relations with a non-Muslim man. This sentence will reportedly be carried out when Ms Ibrahim has recovered from child birth. |
| According to Islamic law, Ms Ibrahim can care for her baby for two years before her execution is carried out. | According to Islamic law, Ms Ibrahim can care for her baby for two years before her execution is carried out. |
| Amnesty International are currently heading a petition demanding her immediate release and her execution be halted. | Amnesty International are currently heading a petition demanding her immediate release and her execution be halted. |