A Sudanese court has sentenced to death a 27-year-old pregnant woman for refusing to recant her Christian faith. Mariam Yahya Ibrahim was also charged with adultery for marrying a Christian man and was sentenced to 100 lashes for the crime.

The court in Khartoum, Sudan, ordered Ibrahim to abandon her adopted Christian faith and return to Islam. Judge Abbas al Khalifa asked Ibrahim whether she would convert back to Islam. After she said "I am a Christian," a death sentence by hanging for apostasy, abandoning the faith, was handed down, judicial sources told Reuters.

The death penalty will be carried out after Ibrahim, who is eight months pregnant, gives birth to her child.

According to the country's laws, progeny must follow their paternal faith and Ibrahim's father is a Muslim. Her mother, who predominantly raised Ibrahim, is an Orthodox Christian. Ibrahim's lawyers plan to appeal the verdict.

Protesters gathered outside of the court with about 50 people holding signs that said "Freedom of Religion" and "No to executing Mariam." A smaller group rallied in favor of the verdict and chanted "God is greatest."