Woman freed from death row charged as she tries to enter US

A Christian convert who was trying to fly to the United States with her family after being released from death row has been charged on two criminal counts after trying to leave Sudan, her legal team said.

Meriam Ibrahim, who was detained with her American husband, Daniel Wani, and their two children at an airport in Khartoum on Tuesday, is accused of travelling with falsified documents and giving false information, according to her legal team.

She could face up to seven years in prison if convicted.