A heavily pregnant Christian woman has had her death sentence for apostasy upheld by a court in Sudan.
Meriam Yahia Ibrahim was arrested on 17 February after her marriage to a Christian man was reported to Sudanese authorities.
Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) reports she was brought up as a Christian by her mother after her Muslim father left the family when she was six years old.
On 4 March, Mrs Ibrahim showed the court her marriage certificate classifying her as a Christian. According to CSW, three people who could testify to her lifelong Christian faith were prevented from giving evidence in court.
Mrs Ibrahim was sentenced to 100 lashes for adultery and received the death sentence for apostasy. She had until today to recant her faith, with the implication being that her sentence would be annulled or reduced.
After refusing to do so, the Public Order Court in El Haj Yousif, Khartoum, has confirmed that her death sentence remains in place, CSW reports. Keep reading
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