Tag Archives: Victoire Ingabire

RWANDA: Police Attack Ingabire Supporters at Supreme Court to Hear Case of Political Prisoner

March 26, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

We call upon the government of Paul Kagame to release those arrested in today swoop, and ensure that police officers and their hierarchy are held accountable for their actions. File photo of supporters of Madame Victoire Ingabire, courtesy: therisingcontinent.wordpress.com (KIGALI) … read more »

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Rwanda jailed opposition leader Victoire Ingabire

October 30, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire has been found guilty at her treason trial and sentenced to eight years in jail. The prosecution had requested a life sentence for the charges of threatening state security. The court also found her guilty … read more »

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Victoire Ingabire: the Rwandan Aung San Suu Kyi

December 28, 2011 by IndepthAfrica

(SAN FRANCISCO AfrobeatRadio) – Victoire Ingabire left Rwanda almost two years ago in January 2010 to return to her native Rwanda in hopes of challenging Rwandan President Paul Kagame in the country’s 2010 presidential election. Her party was not allowed … read more »

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Rwandan opposition demands fair trial for leader

June 19, 2011 by benim

Supporters of detained Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire on Saturday demanded she be given a fair trial and denounced terrorism charges against her as “politically motivated”. Ingabire heads the unregistered Unified Democratic Forces (FDU) party, which said her lawyers have … 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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Former Rwandan Envoy Calls for international Pressure on President Kagame

October 27, 2010 by benim

A former Rwandan ambassador to the United States and former chief of staff to President Paul Kagame has called on Rwandans to continue their peaceful resistance to what he called Mr. Kagame’s state-sponsored terrorism. This comes as a Rwandan court … read more »

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