News Sudanese woman to be hanged

A Christian woman in Sudan sentenced to death last month for apostasy - or renunciation of her faith - was released on Monday after her conviction was overturned by Khartoum's appeal court, according to her lawyer.

The appeal court on Monday ordered Meriam Yehya Ibrahim's release after hearing her appeal, according to Sudan's official news agency, SUNA. Her lawyer, Mohamed Mustafa Elnour, said she had been released, Reuters news service reported.
More: Sudan frees Christian woman sentenced to death for apostasy (The Sydney Morning Herald, 24. June 2014)