Statement by official on Christian woman sentenced to death for apostasy was taken out context, foreign ministry now says Sudan has denied a Christian woman sentenced to hang for apostasy would be freed soon, saying quotes attributed to a foreign ministry official had been taken out of context. Meriam Ibrahim was sentenced to death on 15 May under the Islamic law that has been in place since 1983 and outlaws conversions under pain of death.
Statement by official on Christian woman sentenced to death for apostasy was taken out context, foreign ministry now says Sudan has denied a Christian woman sentenced to hang for apostasy would be freed soon, saying quotes attributed to a foreign ministry official had been taken out of context. Meriam Ibrahim was sentenced to death on 15 May under the Islamic law that has been in place since 1983 and outlaws conversions under pain of death.
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