Tag Archives: Coalition of Democratic Forces

Opposition leaders in Rwanda are hounded in the courts

November 1, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Economist VICTOIRE INGABIRE returned to her native country in 2010 to compete in presidential elections after 16 years in exile in the Netherlands. She became the leader of an opposition party, United Democratic Forces, challenging the incumbent, President Paul Kagame. … read more »

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Rwandan opposition leader Ingabire denied bail

December 17, 2010 by benim

Rwanda’s high court has rejected a bail application by opposition leader Victoire Ingabire, who is charged with threatening national security and public order, and extended her detention, the Prosecutor General’s office said on Friday. Ingabire was also charged in October … read more »

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Rwandan opposition leader’s Dutch houses searched

December 14, 2010 by benim

Dutch prosecutors have confiscated material from a Rwandan opposition leader in two Dutch houses after a request from the African country where she is suspected of terrorism, the prosecutors said on Monday. Opposition leader Victoire Ingabire was charged in October … read more »

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Rwandan court denies opposition leader bail

October 26, 2010 by benim

KIGALI, Rwanda – A Rwandan court on Tuesday denied bail to the country’s most prominent opposition leader who had been charged a day earlier with forming a terrorist organization. The ruling comes months after Victoire Ingabire was barred from challenging … read more »

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