Rwandan refugee journalists fear for colleague Jean Bosco Gasasira
In Rwanda, Paul Kagame is afraid of one woman, jailed opposition leader Victoire Ingabire Umhoza, and Rwandan investigative journalists are constantly under siege. Following the assassination of Leonard Rugembage, the editor of Umuvugizi, Rwandan journalists in exile have been under constant surveillance from state security agents.
Ugandan Journalist Assassinated in Rwanda: Probe Deepens
The Rwandan State House’s Counter Intelligence has picked up the investigation into the killing of top journalist Charles Ingabire. According to a well-placed army officer, it’s feared Ingabire was killed in highly planned mission. Ingabire met a group of three men at around 10:00pm last night. One of them later left them in the middle of [...]
Rwanda Arrests Opposition Leader Victoire Ingabire: Leader’s Whereabouts Unknown
Rwandan opposition leader Ms. Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza was arrested and detained by authorities under the command of President Paul Kagame this morning, Hotel Rwanda Rusesabagina Foundation (HRRF) reports.
UN report says DR Congo killings ‘may be genocide’
A UN report into the killings of Hutu civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo during the 1990s says they may constitute “crimes of genocide”.
Trading Democracy for Stability, Rwanda’s Election Compromise
Rwanda’s economic liberalization stands in stark contrast to the lack of political liberalization.
Rwanda’s Sham Election Spells Doom for Peace, Democracy
Rwanda’s president Paul Kagame gets 7 more years after flawed elections. Though Kagame can claim credit for impressive economic growth and development under his leadership, the current system of governance seems unlikely to yield long-term peace and stability in Rwanda. Part 1.
Rwanda has not healed: Rusesabagina
RWANDAN genocide hero and inspiration behind the film Hotel Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina, says the east African country has neither healed from the 1994 genocide nor learned any lessons from it, as he accused the Rwandan government of continuing human rights abuses through the alleged arbitrary arrest and transportation of Hutus to work illegally in mines in the Congo.