{"id":7729,"date":"2014-06-24T11:56:53","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T10:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/?p=7729"},"modified":"2014-06-30T11:55:54","modified_gmt":"2014-06-30T10:55:54","slug":"meriam-ibrahim-released","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.christianvoice.org.uk\/index.php\/meriam-ibrahim-released\/","title":{"rendered":"Meriam Ibrahim Released"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meriam Ibrahim in prison in Khartoum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A Christian woman sentenced to death and 100 lashes in Sudan has been released, it is reported, two weeks after our witness for her outside the Sudanese Embassy in London.<\/p>\n

Following her release, she has been re-arrested at Khartoum airport<\/a><\/strong>. \u00a0And following that, she was released and is now staying with her husband and family at the US Embassy<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Meriam Ibrahim was convicted of\u00a0apostasy and adultery. Although brought up as a Christian, she was considered a Muslim because that was the faith of her father, and when she married a fellow Christian, her marriage was not recognised by the court and she was convicted of adultery.<\/p>\n

But Sudan’s Appeal Court has quashed the lower court’s verdict and ordered her release.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, her lawyer told the BBC<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Meriam Ibrahim had been released from prison.<\/p>\n

It is not yet known where she is staying. \u00a0Her husband, Daniel Wani, said he was looking forward to seeing her.<\/p>\n

Mr Wani, who is originally from South Sudan, said he wanted his family to leave Sudan as soon possible.<\/p>\n

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Christians from the UK outside the Sudanese Embassy in London on Friday 6th June 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Mrs Ibrahim’s lawyer Elshareef Ali told the BBC:\u00a0“They have released her… she’s on her way to home.”\u00a0Mr Ali said Mrs Ibrahim had shown “extraordinary courage” during her ordeal.<\/p>\n

The case led to a witness for Meriam outside the Sudanese Embassy on 6th June organised by Christian Voice and joined by the Pakistan Christian Association.<\/p>\n

Around 35 Christians stood in witness opposite the Sudanese Embassy<\/a><\/strong> in Cleveland Row in London before moving across the road for the photographic record on the right.<\/p>\n

After singing hymns and praying for the mother-of-two and prisoner of conscience, those assembled signed and delivered a letter to the Sudanese Ambassador.<\/p>\n

IT was the only\u00a0demonstration for Meriam Ibrahim to be held at a Sudanese Embassy. \u00a0We believe it changed the spiritual dynamics and we regard her release as an answer to prayer.<\/p>\n

Her lawyer, Mr Ali, also told the BBC: “It’s a victory for freedom of religion in Sudan… By Meriam’s strong position, we believe that in the future no-one will be subjected to such a trial.”<\/p>\n

It will be very welcome if that is the case, but since the secession of South Sudan, the position of Christians in the northern remainder has become difficult.<\/p>\n

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The position of Christians in Sudan is now precarious.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Sudan’s \u00a0President Omar al-Bashir\u00a0has pursued an Islamic identity after the Southern secession. \u00a0It is hard now to argue for multi-culturalism in Sudan. \u00a0South Sudanese resident in Sudan were told soon after the South’s independence to leave or register as foreigners<\/a><\/strong>, but were provided no details about where and how to register. \u00a0Christianity is regarded as a South Sudanese religion.<\/p>\n

In a report on Christianity in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan<\/a><\/strong>, the French research group CEDEJ concluded: “the current situation of Christian communities and churches in Khartoum is characterized by uncertainty and intimidation rather than a systematic violation of the religious rights from part of the Sudanese authorities”.<\/p>\n

However, Churches have been closed, burned by mobs and looted by\u00a0criminals while the police stood by. \u00a0Some church leaders report of a requirement by the authorities to register the land their churches stand on\u00a0which is difficult to meet. \u00a0High registration fees and corruption mean that a lot of land in Sudan is unregistered and for churches to be singled out and required to produce registration documents shows a level of harassment. \u00a0Sudan is a precarious place to be a Christian, despite Sudanese assurances to the contrary<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

We give thanks for the release of Meriam Ibrahim, but must continue to pray for our Christian brothers and sisters in Sudan.<\/p>\n

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