The Sudanese mother condemned to die for refusing to renounce her Christian faith has been set free, according to her attorney.
The day after the protest, U.S. Secretary of State
John Kerry issued a statement saying that the United States condemned
her imprisonment.
"She and the children should be reunited at home
with her family rather than held in prison on charges of apostasy,"
Kerry said, calling Sudan to repeal it's anti-human rights laws.
He also suggested that Sudan repeal any Islamic laws that go against basic human rights.
There is no word of reaction from the White House to Ibrahim's release.
Her husband was born in South Sudan before it gained
it's independence from Sudan and has dual citzenship with the United
States. He was living in the United States but visited Sudan in 2011,
met Meriam and married her there.
Meanwhile, Ibrahim's lawyer, Elshareef Ali, said her husband is elated over his wife's release.
"We are very, very happy about this - and we're
going to her now," Ali told the BBC. "They have released her... she's on
her way to home."
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