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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.
"The president has told us he has already signed the papers for her pardon," Lord Ahmed told the AP news agency.
President Omar al-Bashir has been under pressure from Sudanese hardliners to ensure Mrs Gibbons served her full sentence.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.There had even been calls for a retrial and for the sentence to be increased.
Mrs Gibbons had been held in a secret location due to fears for her safety.
Crowds of protesters had marched in the capital Khartoum demanding a tougher sentence for her alleged crime of blasphemy. Some called for her to be executed by firing squad.
The British politicians had meetings with Sudanese government officials, including the foreign minister, over the weekend.
They had been due to return home on Monday, but announced they would stay for a third day, after indications that the weekend's "difficult" meetings had led to progress in the case.