22 missionaries sentenced to death 2017 news

You're referring to the 2017 news story about the 22 missionaries sentenced to death in Sudan.

In May 2017, a Sudanese court sentenced 21 Christian missionaries and one Sudanese Christian to death for apostasy and espionage. The missionaries, who were from South Sudan, were accused of spreading Christianity in Sudan, which is an Islamic country.

The missionaries were arrested in December 2015 and charged with apostasy, which is punishable by death in Sudan. They were also accused of espionage and of using their work as a cover to spread Christianity in the country.

The missionaries were from the Sudanese Church of Christ, a Christian denomination that is active in Sudan. They were working in the country to provide humanitarian aid and to spread Christianity.

The sentencing of the missionaries sparked widespread international outrage and condemnation. Human rights groups and religious leaders around the world called for the missionaries to be released and for their sentences to be commuted.

In August 2017, the Sudanese government announced that it would commute the death sentences of the missionaries, but they would still face imprisonment. The missionaries were eventually released from prison in October 2017, after they agreed to leave Sudan and not return to the country.

The case of the missionaries highlighted the challenges faced by Christians in Sudan, where the government has been accused of persecuting religious minorities. It also highlighted the importance of protecting the rights of religious minorities around the world.