This is the picture that could cost a pregnant woman in Sudan her life after she was sentenced to death for converting to Christianity to ma...
This is the picture that could cost a pregnant woman in Sudan her life after she was sentenced to death for converting to Christianity to marry her husband. nMariam Yahya Ibrahim, 27, was charged with adultery for marrying a Christian man and has been ordered by the courts to abandon her newly adopted Christian faith and return to Islam.nnDuring yesterday's sentencing hearing Judge Abbas al Khalifa asked the pregnant mother-of-one whether she would return to Islam - but she refused.nnShe said 'I am a Christian,' and the death sentence was handed down, judicial sources said.nnAfter the verdict her husband, Daniel Wani told CNN: 'I'm so frustrated. I don't know what to do. I'm just praying.'nnA government spokesman said the ruling could be appealed in a higher court.nnOutside the court, around 50 people held up signs that read 'Freedom of Religion', while some Islamists celebrated the ruling, chanting 'God is Greatest.'nnOn February 7, Ms Ibrahim was arrested with her 20-month-old son, and put in a women's prison.nnIt is thought a relative had turned her in to the police for marrying a Christian. nnAccording to the Sudan's Public Order Criminal Code, she is a Muslim by default because she was born in Sudan.nnTherefore, her marriage to a Christian is classed as a criminal act.nnOn March 4, she was charged with adultery and apostasy. The adultery charge came with a punishment of 100 lashes and the apostasy charge came with a punishment of death.nnMr Wani is not allowed to care for their child, Martin, because he is a Christian.nnMartin, who is almost two years old, is in prison with his mother. Mr Wani is not allowed to visit or see his son.nnYoung Sudanese university students have mounted a series of protests near Khartoum University in recent weeks asking for an end to human rights abuses, more freedoms and better social and economic conditions in the country. nnThe authorities decided on Sunday to close the university indefinitely.nnWestern embassies and Sudanese activists sharply condemned the accusations and called on the Sudanese Islamist-led government to respect freedom of faith.nn'The details of this case expose the regime's blatant interference in the personal life of Sudanese citizens,' Sudan Change Now Movement, a youth group, said in a statement.nnPresident Omar Hassan al-Bashir's government is facing a huge economic and political challenge after the 2011 secession of South Sudan, which was Sudan's main source of oil.nnA decision by Bashir last year to cut subsidies and impose austerity measures prompted violent protests in which dozens were killed and hundreds were injured.nnBlog : http://patrynworldlatestnews.blogspot.comnFacebook : https://www.facebook.com/patryn.worldlatestnews Less
