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Mohamed Nagi Alassam

Mohamed Nagi Alassam (Arabic: محمد ناجي الأصم) is a Sudanese pro-democracy activist and physician who helped in organising the longest physicians' strike in history during the Sudanese revolution, which lasted until Omar Al-Bashir's government was overthrown.[2][3][4] Alassam also took on the role of spokesperson and executive committee member for the Sudanese Professionals Association (SPA), which was crucial in organising and rallying the Sudanese people for a nonviolent revolution. He was the first SPA member to come out publicly,[5] and he was arrested on January 4, 2019, days after start of the revolution.[6]

Mohamed Nagi Alassam
محمد ناجي الأصم
Born1991 (age 32–33)
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia[1]
NationalitySudanese
EducationKordofan University
Alma materKordofan University
OccupationPhysician
Organization(s)SPA
FFC
Known forSudanese Revolution
Political partyDemocratic Unionist Party (Sudan)
MovementSPA

After being held for 98 days by the General Intelligence Service (Sudan), he was freed after the overthrown of Omar al-Bashir.[7][8] Following his release, he represented the SPA in the civilian-military negotiations that resulted in the interim constitution that established the foundation for a power-sharing arrangement, i.e., Forces of Freedom and Change.[9][10] He has been a vocal critic of the Oct. 25 military takeover,[11] and was again arrested after the coup for two weeks.[12][13]

In 2020 he gave a speech at the virtual Oslo Freedom Forum, where he detailed the chronicles of the 2018 Sudan revolution, and asked the global audience to support the country democratic transition.[14]

In 2021, Alassam co-founded Beam reports[15] an independent Sudanese media platform that aimed to provide factual, reliable, trustworthy, explanatory news, to actively participate in their community and counter misinformation/disinformation and increase media literacy. By producing and disseminating explanatory reports that helps break down current political, economical and social Sudanese issues.[16]

Since the beginning of 2022, Alassam has also been working as a non resident fellow with Arab Reform Initiative with focus on trade unions activity in the region and the democratic transition challenges in Sudan.[17] He published two papers with the initiative, one on the experience of the Sudanese Professional Association,[18] and the other on the April conflict in Sudan.[19]

References

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  2. ^ محمد الأصم: لا بديل عن الوصول لسودان ديمقراطي.. وهذه خطوات دعم الاقتصاد | #السؤال_الصعب, archived from the original on 2022-10-21, retrieved 2022-10-21
  3. ^ "محمد ناجي الأصم". Arab Reform Initiative (in Arabic). 2021-12-14. Archived from the original on 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  4. ^ "Naji". Twitter. Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  5. ^ دكتور محمد ناجي الاصم يتحدث, archived from the original on 2022-10-20, retrieved 2022-10-20
  6. ^ "Prominent Sudanese activist Mohamed Nagi Al-Assam arrested - doctors union". Reuters. 2021-11-11. Archived from the original on 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  7. ^ "محمد ناجي الأصم". areq.net. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2022-10-21.
  8. ^ الحلقة الأولى من "حكاوي المعتقلات" د.محمد ناجي الأصم, archived from the original on 2022-10-21, retrieved 2022-10-21
  9. ^ "Mohamed Nagi Alassam". Oslo Freedom Forum. Archived from the original on 2022-10-20. Retrieved 2022-10-20.
  10. ^ كلمة د/محمد ناجي الاصم _في مراسم توقيع الوثيقة الدستورية الانتقالية, archived from the original on 2022-10-21, retrieved 2022-10-21
  11. ^ Osman, Majdi; Alassam, Mohamed Nagy (2022-03-12). "Military attacks on health workers in Sudan". The Lancet. 399 (10329): 1045. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00319-1. ISSN 0140-6736. PMID 35189075. S2CID 246946527.
  12. ^ "Prominent Sudanese activist Mohamed Nagi Al-Assam arrested - doctors union". Reuters. 2021-11-11. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  13. ^ "Sudanese Politicians Detained in Coup Start Hunger Strike". Voice of America. 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  14. ^ "From Despair to Hope: The Chronicles of Sudan's Peaceful Revolution". Oslo Freedom Forum. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  15. ^ "Beam Reports | بيــم ريبـورتس". Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  16. ^ Adebajo, Kunle (2023-02-27). "Civil Society Groups Rise To Safeguard Sudan's Shaky Transition To Democracy". HumAngle. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  17. ^ "About Us". Arab Reform Initiative. 2018-10-09. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
  18. ^ Nagi Alassam, Mohamed (2022-09-22). "On the Experience of the Sudanese Professional Association: Personal Testimonial". Arab Reform Initiative.
  19. ^ Nagi Alassam, Mohamed (2023-06-06). "The Conflict in Sudan: Between Personal Agendas and External Interventions". Arab Reform Initiative.
  

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