A woman sentenced to death for marrying a Christian will be set free.
Meriem Ibrahim, 27, was sentenced to be flogged and hanged to death in Sudan for marrying a Christian and converting from the Muslim faith to Christianity. Ibrahim's story drew outrage from people across the globe as her story went viral on social media under the "#savemeriam" hashtag and world leaders condemned the harsh sentence.
Ibrahim, who was raised by her Christian mother, was eight months pregnant at the time of her sentence and has since given birth.
The BBC reported today that Sudanese foreign ministry under-secretary Abdullahi Alzareg told the news agency that Ibrahim would be set free. Alzareg reportedly said Sudan guaranteed religious freedom and was committed to protecting Ibrahim.
The U.S. State department did not independently confirm the information
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