Mohammed Taha Mohammed Ahmed (died 6 September 2006) was a Sudan

Sudan

Sudan , officially the Republic of the Sudan , is a country in North Africa, sometimes considered part of the Middle East politically. It is bordered by Egypt to the north, the Red Sea to the northeast, Eritrea and Ethiopia to the east, South Sudan to the south, the Central African Republic to the...

ese journalist and editor of the newspaper Al-Wifaq.

Life

Taha was known for writing articles critical of many groups in the country, and in 2000 survived an assassination attempt after criticising the National Congress Party

National Congress (Sudan)

The National Congress or National Congress Party ' is the governing official political party of Sudan. It is headed by Omar al-Bashir, who has been President of Sudan since he seized power in a military coup on 30 June 1989, and began institutionalizing Sharia law at a national level...

. In 2005 his paper reprinted an article casting doubt on the ancestry of the prophet Mohammed. In 2006 he was kidnapped and his body found decapitated in Khartoum

Khartoum

Khartoum is the capital and largest city of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran"...

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Murder trial

In November 2007 nine men were found guilty of killing Taha. On April 13, 2009 the Sudanese authorities executed the convicted criminals by hanging at Kober Prison in Khartoum

Khartoum

Khartoum is the capital and largest city of Sudan and of Khartoum State. It is located at the confluence of the White Nile flowing north from Lake Victoria, and the Blue Nile flowing west from Ethiopia. The location where the two Niles meet is known as "al-Mogran"...

. According to the police authorities, the motives of the murder were political, ethnic, and financial.

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