Rwanda prosecutors on Wednesday requested the High Court in Kigali to hand both Diane Shima Rwigara and her mother Adeline Mukangemana 22-year prison sentences for, among other charges, inciting insurrection. The trial resumed a month after the two women were…
Au Rwanda, le procès de la militante Diane Rwigara et de sa mère a eu lieu ce mercredi devant un tribunal de Kigali. Après avoir passé un an en détention provisoire, les deux femmes, remises en liberté provisoire début octobre,…
“I will continue with what I had started” Diane Rwigara, an opposition leader and former presidential candidate in Rwanda, has been released on bail after over a year in jail on charges including inciting insurrection. She is a prominent critic…
CNN — Diane Rwigara, a leading critic of Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame, spent more than a year in prison before she was released on bail Friday. Now, as she awaits her trial in Kigali next month for incitement and election fraud,…
La Haute Cour du Rwanda a enfin ordonné la remise en liberté sous caution de Diane Rwigara, une opposante politique de renom, et de sa mère, Adeline, qui viennent de passer plus d’un an en prison. Elles ne peuvent pas quitter la capitale, Kigali, sans autorisation et leur procès – basé sur des accusations politiques – se poursuit. Elles avaient été…
After more than one year in prison, Rwanda’s High Court finally released Diane Rwigara, a well-known political opponent, and her mother, Adeline, on bail. They cannot leave the capital, Kigali, without permission, and their trial – on politically motivated charges – continues.…
Kigali: Le Président de la Commission Européenne, le Luxembourgeois Jean Claude Juncker, se félicite de la libération sous caution de l’opposante rwandaise Diane Rwigara et de sa mère Adeline Rwigara. «Je me félicite vivement que la libération sous caution de…
A global organisation that defends political prisoners has urged the government of Rwanda to drop charges against former presidential hopeful Diane Rwigara and her mother Adeline Rwigara, saying “Criticizing the government and running for office should not be crimes.” The…
On October 5, a High Court in Rwanda released on bail Diane Rwigara and her mother Adeline Rwigara. On hearing the court ruling, Adeline Rwigara raised her hands and praised God. The packed courtroom joined Adeline in excitement. Then the…
IMPORTANT TO NOTE: Diane Shima #Rwigara and her mother Adeline #Rwigara are out on ‘provisional release’ while they are still being tried in court. This battle is won, but the struggle continues!