Sudanese Christian woman freed after death sentence

A Sudanese woman sentenced to death for "abandoning Islam" has been freed after her case caused outcry around the world. A Khartoum appeal court overturned the sentence and ordered Meriam Ibrahim's release, the country's official news agency said. Ibrahim was brought up by her Orthodox Christian mother after her Muslim father left the family when she was young. She considers herself Christian and married a Christian man but Sudanese authorities consider her Muslim. She was sentenced to hang ... READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2014/06/23/sudanese-christian-woman-freed-after-death-sentence What is in the news today? Click to watch: http://eurone.ws/1kb2gOl euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://eurone.ws/10ZCK4a euronews is available in 14 languages: http://bit.ly/1qPwqgE In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/euronews Twitter: http://twitter.com/euronews Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews