Abd Almoniem Rahama, also spelled Moneim Rahama (; born 1960 in Hasahisa, Sudan) is a Sudanese journalist, author, poet and human rights activist. He became known for participating in cultural events in Khartoum and Wad Madani in the 1980s. Biography Rahama formerly headed Sudana, an organization that promoted the work of marginalized art and literature groups in Sudan. He was a member of the Sudanese Writers’ Union during the 1980s and headed the Arabic section of the Sudan Radio Service network in Nairobi between 2003 and 2005. Rahama also co-founded the daily Ajras al-Hurriya (“Bells of Freedom”), and served as its administrative director. An opposition newspaper which was closed by the government in 2011, a day before the independence of South Sudan. Known for his opposition towards dictatorship, Rahama was involved in the 1985 April Revolution against Jaafar Nimeiry. He was forced to go into exile after the 1989 Bashir coup, and spent several years in Kenya and Ethiopia, where he met his wife. Rahama returned to Sudan after the Comprehensive Peace Agreement was signed in 2005. He was also instrumental in the development of a traveling theatre to promote peaceful dialogue among Sudan's diverse cultures. In 2009 he took a role as culture advisor to Blue Nile Government and created culture festivals in Damazin, playing a role in creating Malek Agar Culture Centre. Arrest, death sentence and exile in France Rahama was arrested by Sudan's National Intelligence and Security Service (NISS) on 2 September in Damazin, the capital of Blue Nile State, one day after the resumption of fighting between the Sudanese national army and forces loyal to the northern sector of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM-N). Hurriyat, an online Sudanese human rights publication, reported that a former detainee, who was imprisoned with Rahama, stated that the writer was subjected to constant beatings and forbidden from using the toilet. Saad, who spoke with Rahama by phone a few days before his arrest, said he believes his colleague's political activities, especially his affiliation with the SPLM-N, made him a target when tensions rose between that party and the Sudanese government in Blue Nile State. On 24 November 2011, Rahama and 18 other SPLM-N members where summed to a court, where they all were given the death penalty without the right to defend themselves. This type of court has often been tactically used by NCP (National Congress Party) ruler of