Meriam Yehya Ibrahim, 27, whose Christian husband holds American citizenship, has been held in a Sudanese prison along with her 20-month old son for more than three months. Last week, in a decision that drew international condemnation, a judge in Khartoum sentenced her to death by hanging once she gives birth and nurses her child for two years, because she would not renounce her Christianity.
Rubio’s fellow GOP senators, Roy Blunt of Missouri and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, have written two letters to the Obama administration asking for “full attention to the outrageous Sudanese court ruling,” and requesting “immediate action and full diplomatic engagement” to offer safe passage and political asylum to Ibrahim and her son.
On Wednesday, a bipartisan group of four senators introduced a resolution condemning Ibrahim’s May 15 sentence. The proposed resolution urges the Sudanese government to respect religious freedom to normalize relations with the U.S. or receive relief from economic sanctions. The resolution was co-sponsored by senators Jim Inhofe, a Republican from Oklahoma; Chris Coons, a Democrat from Delaware; and Bob Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey.
International pressure is mounting on Sudan to release Ibrahim, including an online petition by Amnesty International that has over 600,000 signatures." FOX
As for Ibrahim....
Praying at all times in the Spirit, .... making supplication for all the saints,
Ephesians 6:18 ESV
