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Sudanese woman sentenced to hang ‘may not be freed,’ her lawyers warn

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By Kashmira Gander Lawyers representing Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese woman sentenced to death for apostasy, have cast doubt over whether she will be freed by accusing the government of political posturing. The treatment of Ibrahim by the Sudanese authorities was internationally condemned in early May, when the then heavily pregnant woman was sentenced to death…

N. Korea frees U.S. veteran Merrill Newman; Christian Kenneth Bae still at labor camp

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By Anugrah Kumar North Korea has released 85-year-old U.S. veteran Merrill Newman after holding him for more than a week for allegedly making plots against Pyongyang, but American Christian missionary Kenneth Bae is still being held at a labor camp. “I’m delighted to be home,” Newman told reporters at the San Francisco airport after arriving…

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