On Thursday, July 17, 2025, a historic moment took place in the heart of Helsinki, the Finnish capital. Despite the distance and the relatively small size of the Rwandan community in Finland, members from cities such as Helsinki and Rovaniemi gathered peacefully in front of the Finnish Parliament to demand the immediate release of Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza and to denounce the ongoing political persecution in Rwanda. The Message from […]
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Helsinki: Rwandans Rally for Victoire Ingabire
Brussels, Paris, Berlin: The Rwandan Community Mobilizes for Victoire Ingabire
Since her arrest on June 19, 2025, in Kigali, the movement in support of Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza , a prominent figure of the Rwandan opposition has continued to grow across several European capitals. In Berlin, Brussels, and Paris,activists, members of the Rwandan community, and human rights organizations are gathering to demand her immediate release, denouncing what they describe as a politically motivated arrest. […]
Charles Onana’s trial; a historic judgement ahead?
In his book published in October 2019 by Éditions du Toucan, Rwanda: The Truth about Operation Turquoise, When the Archives Speak, Charles Onana takes the reader on a journey to uncover previously unseen documents, most of which were kept secret for decades in the archives of the Élysée, the Pentagon, and the International Criminal Tribunal […]
After Three Years of Detention, Those Accused of reading “Blue Print for Revolution” Stand Trial
After spending three long years in detention, nine individuals arrested for reading a book considered by Rwandan authorities as incitement to rebellion are finally set to face trial. Scheduled for October 18, 2024, at the High Court of Nyamirambo, this trial marks a pivotal moment amid increasing criticism over Rwanda’s handling of freedom of expression […]
Justice and Truth: The Call to Action from Human Rights Observers
In the wake of tragedies that have marked modern history, the genocide perpetrated against the Tutsis in 1994 remains a gaping wound in the global collective conscience. As the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) and its residual Mechanism continue to navigate the turbulent waters of post-conflict justice, voices are rising to question the full […]
Rwanda: journalist Dieudonné Niyonsenga denounces inhumane conditions of detention
On Wednesday January 10 2024, the Rwandan journalist Dieudonné Niyonsenga, alias Cyuma Hassan Dieudonné, appeared in court for the review of his trial, following which he was sentenced on appeal to 7 years in prison, a sentence that Reporters Without Borders denounced as “heavy, arbitrary and aberrant”. Cyuma Hassan Dieudonné appeared weak and emaciated before […]
Rwanda: Political opponent sentenced to 7 years in prison for denouncing an assassination attempt against him
On 16 December 2022, Théophile Ntirutwa, a Rwandan political opponent and former member of Victoire Ingabire’s Dalfa-Umurinzi party was sentenced to 7 years in prison by the High Court, Rwamagana detached chamber, on the grounds that he had spread “false information or harmful propaganda with intent to cause a hostile international opinion against Rwandan Government“, […]
Why did the Government of Rwanda fail to impose its narrative in the case of Paul Rusesabagina?
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken will be in Rwanda on August 10-11 to discuss, among other things, the “wrongful detention of U.S. Lawful Permanent Resident Paul Rusesabagina”. A clear and firm statement from the Government of the United States, poles apart from the narrative of the Government of Rwanda, who has been portraying Paul […]
Rwanda: “They told us they would kill us after the CHOGM” Aimable Karasira
On Monday, May 30, 2022, one year to the day of his arrest, Aimable Karasira, a former university professor, once again appeared before a Rwandan court, where he denounced the conditions of his detention, claiming that he was tortured, such as beatings, sleep deprivation, and comparing his treatment to the way blacks were treated under […]
