--- description: Meriam Yahya Ibrahim was sentenced to death for marrying a Christian and refusing to convert to Islam title: Sudanese Woman Sentenced to Die For Apostasy Gives Birth in Jail image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Sudan](/tag/sudan/) ## Sudan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Christian 'Apostate' Sentenced to Death in Sudan Gives Birth in Jail by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 27, 2014 7:27 PM CUT by [Laura Stampler](/author/laura-stampler/) ## Laura Stampler Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close May 27, 2014 7:27 PM CUT A Sudanese woman sentenced to death for “apostasy” after marrying a Christian and refusing to denounce the faith [gave birth in prison](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/sudan/10857502/Sudanese-woman-sentenced-to-death-for-apostasy-gives-birth.html "undefined") Tuesday morning. Lawyers for Meriam Ibrahim, 27, told the U.K.’s _Daily Telegraph_ that the mother of two wasn’t taken to a hospital or allowed to see her husband, who has been waiting outside of the prison. Ibrahim was sentenced to death May 15 for apostasy and adultery by a Sudanese court. She will be allowed to live and nurse her child, named Maya, for two years before she is put to death. Her 20-month old child Martin is in prison with her, too. World leaders and human rights organizations have spoken out to stop the execution. Meriam Yahya Ibrahim’s death sentence is abhorrent. Sudan should stop threatening religious freedom and fundamental human rights. — Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) [May 24, 2014](https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton/status/470325803482619904?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw "undefined") An Amnesty International petition to override the sentencing has been signed by more than [660,000 people thus far.](http://www.amnesty.org/en/appeals-for-action/stopexecution-sudan "undefined") Now that Ibrahim has given birth, the _Telegraph_ reports, she is subject to 100 lashes for adultery. \[[_Daily Telegraph_\]](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/sudan/10857502/Sudanese-woman-sentenced-to-death-for-apostasy-gives-birth.html "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/120370/meriam-ibrahim-sudan-christian/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/120370/meriam-ibrahim-sudan-christian/"},"headline":"Christian 'Apostate' Sentenced to Death in Sudan Gives Birth in Jail","datePublished":"2014-05-27T19:27:55.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T08:55:21.926Z","description":"Meriam Yahya Ibrahim, 27, was sentenced to death for marrying a Christian and refusing to convert to Islam","url":"https://time.com/120370/meriam-ibrahim-sudan-christian/","keywords":["Sudan","Living","women's rights","Religion","Christianity","baby","birth","faith","Islam"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Laura Stampler","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/laura-stampler/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/sudan/","name":"Sudan"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/120370/meriam-ibrahim-sudan-christian/","name":"Christian 'Apostate' Sentenced to Death in Sudan Gives Birth in Jail"}}]}] ```