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| Sudan death row woman Meriam Ibrahim 'detained' | |
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| A Sudanese woman freed from death row on Monday has been detained 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. | 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. | She was arrested in February, and gave birth to a daughter in prison not long after being sentenced. |
| The family has been taken to the headquarters of one of Sudan's security agencies, the sources said. | The family has been taken to the headquarters of one of Sudan's security agencies, the sources said. |
| Before she was detained on Tuesday, Western countries had welcomed the decision to rescind the death penalty. | |
| Analysis: James Copnall, former BBC Sudan correspondent | Analysis: James Copnall, former BBC Sudan correspondent |
| The National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) is an extremely powerful body, which frequently intervenes in Sudanese politics. | The National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) is an extremely powerful body, which frequently intervenes in Sudanese politics. |
| It is a key part of the informal coalition - also comprising the military, Islamists and pragmatists - which rules Sudan. | It is a key part of the informal coalition - also comprising the military, Islamists and pragmatists - which rules Sudan. |
| The different components are constantly jockeying for a better position. | The different components are constantly jockeying for a better position. |
| In recent times, NISS has been flexing its muscles. | In recent times, NISS has been flexing its muscles. |
| It is very possible that NISS did not like the decision to release Meriam Ibrahim, and re-arresting her and her family was a way of making this point to the rest of the Sudanese government. | It is very possible that NISS did not like the decision to release Meriam Ibrahim, and re-arresting her and her family was a way of making this point to the rest of the Sudanese government. |
| However, security is not a homogenous entity either. | However, security is not a homogenous entity either. |
| It is also conceivable that one part of NISS accepted Mrs Ibrahim's release, while another section was not happy with it. | It is also conceivable that one part of NISS accepted Mrs Ibrahim's release, while another section was not happy with it. |
| Mrs Ibrahim's release and re-arrest simply underlines the fact that there are many decision-makers in Sudanese politics, and they do not always agree with each other. | Mrs Ibrahim's release and re-arrest simply underlines the fact that there are many decision-makers in Sudanese politics, and they do not always agree with each other. |
| 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. | 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. | Mr Wani has US citizenship. |