Meriam Ibrahim Rearrested at Airport

Tuesday, June 24, 2014

KHARTOUM, SUDAN (Worthy News)-- Meriam Ibrahim, a Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for the crimes of adultery and blasphemy, was released yesterday -- only to find herself rearrested at the airport as she was trying to leave Sudan, her legal team told CNN.

Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, 27, her American husband, Daniel Wani, and their two children were stopped at an airport in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, and then detained and interrogated at Khartoum's national security headquarters, the legal team said.

Details about why the family was held weren't immediately available. -- Source

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