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Rwandan opposition figure says she won’t be deterred by detention
Rwandan opposition figure says she won’t be deterred by detention

Rwandan opposition figure says she won’t be deterred by detention

KIGALI (Reuters) – Diane Rwigara says she will not let more than a year in detention derail her campaign against President Paul Kagame, the rebel-turned-statesman lauded for transforming the small African nation’s economy but criticized for smothering dissent. The 37-year-old…

Rwandan court drops all charges against opposition figure
Rwandan court drops all charges against opposition figure

Rwandan court drops all charges against opposition figure

KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda’s high court on Thursday acquitted the country’s most prominent opposition figure of all charges related to her election challenge of President Paul Kagame, as judges said the prosecution failed to provide proof of insurrection and forgery.…

Drop freedom of expression charges against political activist, Diane Rwigara
Drop freedom of expression charges against political activist, Diane Rwigara

Drop freedom of expression charges against political activist, Diane Rwigara

The expression-related charges against a would-be presidential candidate and her mother must be dropped, Amnesty International said ahead of the resumption of their trial on Wednesday. She is charged in relation to comments she made that were critical of the…

Rwandan opposition leader Diane Rwigara and mother freed on bail
Rwandan opposition leader Diane Rwigara and mother freed on bail

Rwandan opposition leader Diane Rwigara and mother freed on bail

CNN — Rwanda’s fierce government critic Diane Rwigara and her mother Adeline Rwigara have been freed on bail, according to her family. Rwigara appeared in court Friday facing charges of incitement and fraud. Her mother, who was also in court, was…

People Salvation Movement
People Salvation Movement

People Salvation Movement

Mouvement Yagakiza Karubanda – Itabaza ni mouvement ishingiye kukuri kandi itunyura abantu bagaharanira uburenganzira bwabo mu mahoro (People Salvation Movement- Itabaza is a platform aimed to educate Rwandans to stand up for their rights, to awaken their civic rights, to…

Diane Shima Rwigara
Diane Shima Rwigara

Diane Shima Rwigara

Diane Shima Rwigara is a Rwandan businesswoman and women’s rights activist who stood as an independent candidate in the Rwandan presidential election, 2017. Rwigara was charged on 23 September 2017, alongside her mother and four other defendants, with “inciting insurrection”…