Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag

Sudan Christian woman takes refuge in US embassy: Lawyer

A Sudanese Christian woman detained when she tried to travel to the United States after her release from death row was freed June 26 and took refuge at the U.S. embassy, her lawyer said.

"She is in the U.S. embassy now," Mohanad Mustafa said of Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, 26.  "She and her husband think this is a safe place for them," after receiving death threats, Mustafa told AFP.