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Chairman Royce Statement on Release of Meriam Ibrahim from Prison

Statement

By: Ed Royce
By: Ed Royce
Date: June 23, 2014
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Religion Foreign Affairs

Today, U.S. Rep. Ed Royce (R-CA), Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, issued this statement in response to the news that Meriam Ibrahim, a Sudanese Christian woman, has been released from prison in Sudan after she had been convicted of apostasy:

"Meriam's release is the best news story to come out of Khartoum in a very long time. The House Foreign Affairs Committee has been closely following her case. While her freedom is a welcome development, apostasy laws around world need to be abolished so that others don't face the same injustice."


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