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| Teddy row teacher to be released | |
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| Teacher Gillian Gibbons is to be released from prison in Sudan after she was jailed for allowing children in her class to name a teddy bear Muhammad. | Teacher Gillian Gibbons is to be released from prison in Sudan after she was jailed for allowing children in her class to name a teddy bear Muhammad. |
| Mrs Gibbons, 54, from Liverpool, was jailed for 15 days by a court in Sudan. | Mrs Gibbons, 54, from Liverpool, was jailed for 15 days by a court in Sudan. |
| Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir pardoned her after a meeting with two British Muslim peers, Lord Ahmed and Baroness Warsi. | Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir pardoned her after a meeting with two British Muslim peers, Lord Ahmed and Baroness Warsi. |
| She was arrested after a member of staff at Unity High School complained to the Ministry of Education. | She was arrested after a member of staff at Unity High School complained to the Ministry of Education. |
| The BBC's Adam Mynott said Mrs Gibbons is expected to be released later on Monday. | The BBC's Adam Mynott said Mrs Gibbons is expected to be released later on Monday. |
| The jailing of Mrs Gibbons has led to an international outcry and has embarrassed the government. | The jailing of Mrs Gibbons has led to an international outcry and has embarrassed the government. |
| President Omar al-Bashir has been under pressure from Sudanese hardliners to ensure Mrs Gibbons served her full sentence. | |
| There had even been calls for a retrial and for the sentence to be increased. |