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Saudi Arabia Sentences Man To 15 Years For "Promoting Atheism" In Tweets
Human Rights Watch said Monday a Saudi court had sentenced a Yemeni man to 15 years for apostasy, urging the kingdom to prioritise decriminalising blasphemy amid a modernisation drive.
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Facing Death, Sudanese Woman Relied on Her Faith
The Sudanese woman imprisoned for refusing to reject Christianity said in a televised interview airing on Monday night that she was resolved to keep her faith even if it meant death.
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Sudan Christian Woman Faces New Legal Challenge: Lawyer
Muslim "relatives" of a Sudanese Christian woman hiding at the US embassy are taking her to court to try to prove she belongs to their family, a lawyer said yesterday.
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ISIL Crucifies One of its Own in Syria for Corruption
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on Friday executed and crucified one of its own men for corruption in Syria, a watchdog and jihadist sites said.
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Sudanese Court Orders Release of Woman Sentenced to Death For Changing Faith
A Sudanese court on Monday ordered the release of a 27-year-old woman who was sentenced to death last month for converting from Islam to Christianity, the state news agency said.
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Sudan's Death Row 'Apostate' Mother Unchained: Lawyer
Sudanese jailers removed the chains from a Christian woman, sentenced to death for apostasy, after she gave birth in prison last month, one of her lawyers said on Tuesday.
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European Union Presses Sudan to Free Woman Held for Apostasy
The heads of the EU's major institutions urged Sudanese authorities on Tuesday to free a Christian woman sentenced to hang for apostasy, joining a wave of international condemnation.
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Sudan: Woman Appeals 'Apostasy' Death Sentence
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.
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Sudanese woman facing death for apostasy 'gives birth in jail'
A Christian Sudanese woman, sentenced to hang for apostasy in a case that has sparked international outcry, has given birth in jail, her husband said Tuesday.
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Sudan Judge Sentences Christian Woman to Death for Apostasy
A Sudanese judge on Thursday sentenced a Christian woman to hang for apostasy, despite appeals by Western embassies for compassion and respect for religious freedom.
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Saudi Arabia Sentences Man To 15 Years For "Promoting Atheism" In Tweets
Human Rights Watch said Monday a Saudi court had sentenced a Yemeni man to 15 years for apostasy, urging the kingdom to prioritise decriminalising blasphemy amid a modernisation drive.
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Facing Death, Sudanese Woman Relied on Her Faith
The Sudanese woman imprisoned for refusing to reject Christianity said in a televised interview airing on Monday night that she was resolved to keep her faith even if it meant death.
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Sudan Christian Woman Faces New Legal Challenge: Lawyer
Muslim "relatives" of a Sudanese Christian woman hiding at the US embassy are taking her to court to try to prove she belongs to their family, a lawyer said yesterday.
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ISIL Crucifies One of its Own in Syria for Corruption
The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) on Friday executed and crucified one of its own men for corruption in Syria, a watchdog and jihadist sites said.
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Sudanese Court Orders Release of Woman Sentenced to Death For Changing Faith
A Sudanese court on Monday ordered the release of a 27-year-old woman who was sentenced to death last month for converting from Islam to Christianity, the state news agency said.
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Sudan's Death Row 'Apostate' Mother Unchained: Lawyer
Sudanese jailers removed the chains from a Christian woman, sentenced to death for apostasy, after she gave birth in prison last month, one of her lawyers said on Tuesday.
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European Union Presses Sudan to Free Woman Held for Apostasy
The heads of the EU's major institutions urged Sudanese authorities on Tuesday to free a Christian woman sentenced to hang for apostasy, joining a wave of international condemnation.
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Sudan: Woman Appeals 'Apostasy' Death Sentence
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.
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Sudanese woman facing death for apostasy 'gives birth in jail'
A Christian Sudanese woman, sentenced to hang for apostasy in a case that has sparked international outcry, has given birth in jail, her husband said Tuesday.
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Sudan Judge Sentences Christian Woman to Death for Apostasy
A Sudanese judge on Thursday sentenced a Christian woman to hang for apostasy, despite appeals by Western embassies for compassion and respect for religious freedom.
