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By: UPDF The two Generals commanding Operation Shujaa in DRC; Maj Gen Bombelle Camille Ehola (FARDC) and Maj Gen Kayanja Muhanga (UPDF) officially launched the construction of the 125km Kasindi-Beni-Butembo Road. The colourful ceremony which took place at Mpondwe-Lubiriha border post drew a mammoth crowd from the two sister countries. …
Read More »Operation Shujaa Commanders Preside Over The Ground Breaking Ceremony For The Construction Of Kasindi-Beni-Butembo Road
By: UPDF The two Generals commanding Operation Shujaa in DRC; Maj Gen Bombelle Camille Ehola (FARDC) and Maj Gen Kayanja Muhanga (UPDF) officially launched the construction of the 125km Kasindi-Beni-Butembo Road. The colourful ceremony which took place at Mpondwe-Lubiriha border post drew a mammoth crowd from the two sister countries. …
Read More »Westminster may have shunned Putin, but its continued support of autocratic leaders stinks of hypocrisy
Westminster may have shunned Putin, but its continued support of autocratic leaders stinks of hypocrisy By: Ian Birrell Among other despots the government courts, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame can match Russia’s for cold-hearted ruthlessness. So much for resistance in defence of democracy This is a tale of two dictators. Both …
Read More »Westminster may have shunned Putin, but its continued support of autocratic leaders stinks of hypocrisy
Westminster may have shunned Putin, but its continued support of autocratic leaders stinks of hypocrisy By: Ian Birrell Among other despots the government courts, Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame can match Russia’s for cold-hearted ruthlessness. So much for resistance in defence of democracy This is a tale of two dictators. Both …
Read More »Wave Of Free Speech Prosecutions – A New Report By Human Rights Watch On Rwanda’s Suppression On Free Speech – Introduction
Judicial authorities in Rwanda are prosecuting opposition members, journalists, and commentators on the basis of their speech and opinions, Human Rights Watch said today. Throughout 2020 and 2021, Human Rights Watch monitored trials in which judicial authorities pursued politically motivated prosecutions and perpetuated a culture of intolerance of dissent. Less than two …
Read More »Wave Of Free Speech Prosecutions – A New Report By Human Rights Watch On Rwanda’s Suppression On Free Speech – Introduction
Judicial authorities in Rwanda are prosecuting opposition members, journalists, and commentators on the basis of their speech and opinions, Human Rights Watch said today. Throughout 2020 and 2021, Human Rights Watch monitored trials in which judicial authorities pursued politically motivated prosecutions and perpetuated a culture of intolerance of dissent. Less than two …
Read More »Kagame: Uganda Must Silence Rwandan Critics In Order to Normalize Relations Between Rwanda and Uganda
By: Dr David Himbara In 2019, General Paul Kagame threatened to kill Rwandan social media critics outside Rwanda in the following terms: “Bariya mwirirwa mwumva bavugira kuri internet, baba muri America, South Afurika, cyangwa mu Bufaransa, bibwirako bari kure, ariko koko bari kure kuko bategereye umuriro. Umunsi begereye umuriro uzabotsa. Ibyo bari …
Read More »Kagame: Uganda Must Silence Rwandan Critics In Order to Normalize Relations Between Rwanda and Uganda
By: Dr David Himbara In 2019, General Paul Kagame threatened to kill Rwandan social media critics outside Rwanda in the following terms: “Bariya mwirirwa mwumva bavugira kuri internet, baba muri America, South Afurika, cyangwa mu Bufaransa, bibwirako bari kure, ariko koko bari kure kuko bategereye umuriro. Umunsi begereye umuriro uzabotsa. Ibyo bari …
Read More »Persecution And Torture Of Rwandan Journalist Dieudonne Niyonsenga, Also Known As Cyuma Hassan By Dictator Paul Kagame’s Terror Regime
Opposition leaders and commentators in Rwanda are being persecuted by the authorities for “their speech and opinions”, intensifying a culture of intolerance towards dissent, a human rights group has said. “People are not free to express themselves on anything that might be seen as challenging the government or what it …
Read More »Persecution And Torture Of Rwandan Journalist Dieudonne Niyonsenga, Also Known As Cyuma Hassan By Dictator Paul Kagame’s Terror Regime
Opposition leaders and commentators in Rwanda are being persecuted by the authorities for “their speech and opinions”, intensifying a culture of intolerance towards dissent, a human rights group has said. “People are not free to express themselves on anything that might be seen as challenging the government or what it …
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