The Sudanese woman who was sentenced to death for "apostasy" and made to give birth with her legs chained together in jail has finally escaped the country on an Italian government plane.
TV footage showed Meriam Ibrahim and her family arriving at Rome's Ciampino airport alongside the Italian deputy foreign minister, after her case triggered outrage and condemnation around the world.
Meryam Ibrahim had been stuck inside the US embassy in Sudan for a month and had been expected to travel at some point to America, where her husband has citizenship.
Despite quashing her death sentence last month, the Sudanese government had blocked her from leaving the country with her husband and two small children, claiming her travel documents were "falsified". She and her baby, who was born in prison, were blessed by the pope.
Photo below shows Meriam Ibrahim and her two children, arriving in Rome, and Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli who was there to give her and her family an official welcome (Both photos AP and Daily Mail). Her husband was also on that flight.
Photo below shows Meriam Ibrahim and her two children, arriving in Rome, and Italian Deputy Foreign Minister Lapo Pistelli who was there to give her and her family an official welcome (Both photos AP and Daily Mail). Her husband was also on that flight.
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