PM urges Sudan to 'make good on release promise'
Prime Minister David Cameron has urged Sudan to "make good on its promise", after reports emerged that Meriam Ibrahim, sentenced to death for marrying a Christian, would be released.
Foreign Office wants Sudan appeals process 'sped up'
The Foreign Office have said they are putting more pressure on the Sudanese government to release Meriam Ibrahim, who was sentenced to death for marrying a Christian man in the country.
Mark Simmonds, Minister for Africa, has said the UK government wants the appeals process in Khartoum "sped up".
Simmonds also said that Meriam should be released from prison on "medical grounds" after giving birth.
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