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| Sudan death row woman Meriam Ibrahim 're-arrested' | Sudan death row woman Meriam Ibrahim 're-arrested' |
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| A Sudanese woman freed from death row on Monday has been arrested with her family at Khartoum airport, sources have told the BBC. | A Sudanese woman freed from death row on Monday has been arrested with her family at Khartoum airport, sources have told the BBC. |
| Meriam Ibrahim was sentenced to hang in May for renouncing Islam, sparking widespread outrage at home and abroad. | Meriam Ibrahim was sentenced to hang in May for renouncing Islam, sparking widespread outrage at home and abroad. |
| About 40 security agents detained Mrs Ibrahim - along with her husband, Daniel Wani and two children - at the airport, the sources said. | |
| On Monday, Mr Wani said the family intended to leave for the US. | On Monday, Mr Wani said the family intended to leave for the US. |
| Mrs Ibrahim was released from prison after an appeal court annulled the death sentence imposed on her. | Mrs Ibrahim was released from prison after an appeal court annulled the death sentence imposed on her. |
| She was arrested in February, and gave birth to a daughter in prison not long after being sentenced. | |
| Born to a Muslim father, Mrs Ibrahim, 27, married Mr Wani, a Christian, in 2011. | Born to a Muslim father, Mrs Ibrahim, 27, married Mr Wani, a Christian, in 2011. |
| Sudan has a majority Muslim population, and Islamic law has been in force there since the 1980s. | Sudan has a majority Muslim population, and Islamic law has been in force there since the 1980s. |
| Even though Mrs Ibrahim was brought up as an Orthodox Christian, the authorities considered her to be a Muslim because that is the religion of her father. | |
| Mr Wani has US citizenship. |