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    Protests in Sudan Call for Execution of British Teacher

    In Khartoum, British schoolteacher Gilliam Gibbons was spared the lash, but sentenced to 15 days in jail for allowing her students to name a teddy bear Mohammad. Today, she was moved to a secret location after thousands of Sudanese rallied to demand her execution. Rob Crilly reports for the Christian Science Monitor and Time magazine online .

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    In Khartoum, British schoolteacher Gilliam Gibbons was spared the lash, but sentenced to 15 days in jail for allowing her students to name a teddy bear Mohammad. Today, she was moved to a secret location after thousands of Sudanese rallied to demand her execution. Rob Crilly reports for the Christian Science Monitor and Time magazine online.

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    Will Voters Give Hugo Chavez All the Power He Wants?
    1. 1:43Protests in Sudan Call for Execution of British TeacherYou’re reading this
    2. 7:46Will Voters Give Hugo Chávez All the Power He Wants?
    3. 43:09From Category 5 to Category Gone
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