Sudanese woman appeals ‘apostasy’ death sentence

By Mohamed Osman

Published June 5, 2014 3:47pm ET

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Sudanese woman appeals ‘apostasy’ death sentence — In this image made from an undated video provided Thursday, June 5, 2014, by Al Fajer, a Sudanese nongovernmental organization, Meriam Ibrahim, sitting next to Martin, her 18-month-old son, holds her newborn baby girl that she gave birth to in jail last week, as the NGO visits her in a room at a prison in Khartoum, Sudan. The Sudanese woman sentenced to death for refusing to recant her Christian faith after allegedly converting from Islam has appealed the sentence, her lawyer said. (AP Photo/Al Fajer) | Uncredited

KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) — A Sudanese woman sentenced to death for refusing to recant her Christian faith after allegedly converting from Islam has appealed the sentence, her lawyer said.

The appeal demands the release of Meriam Ibrahim, saying the court that tried her committed “procedural errors,” her lawyer, Eman Abdul-Rahim, told The Associated Press late Wednesday.

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