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Leading @M28Investigates. Rwandan Journalist & Author. Investigative Researcher. Great Lakes Region. Int’l Comm & Media, Peace, Security & Strategic Studies.

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Imana yaduhaye umugisha, itwongera amaboko, umuryango irawagura. Umwana ni Tsinda. Kurikayo mu reba Jocelyne Uwase 💕💕 kandi wakoze cyane.

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Colonel Tom Byabagamba’s vigil is underway and the hall is nearly empty. Not because Rwandans forgot him. Because they are afraid to be seen mourning a man Kagame wanted erased. He guarded Kagame from 1990 and commanded the Rwanda Ministry of Defence Republican Guard for seven years. He died in prison after 12 years, on charges the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention ruled had no basis but his own words. His family was never once allowed to visit him. No cause of death has been given. He is the second officer from the 2016 trial to die in a cell, Gen. Frank Rusagara went the same way last year. When a country is too terrorised to send off its own soldier, that is not silence. It is a verdict on the regime. Rest in power, Colonel.

Colonel Tom Byabagamba’s vigil is underway and the hall is nearly empty. Not because Rwandans forgot him. Because they are afraid to be seen mourning a man Kagame wanted erased. He guarded Kagame from 1990 and commanded the Rwanda Ministry of Defence Republican Guard for seven years. He died in prison after 12 years, on charges the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention ruled had no basis but his own words. His family was never once allowed to visit him. No cause of death has been given. He is the second officer from the 2016 trial to die in a cell, Gen. Frank Rusagara went the same way last year. When a country is too terrorised to send off its own soldier, that is not silence. It is a verdict on the regime. Rest in power, Colonel.

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81,137 次观看 • 18 天前

Urwanda wagira ngo ni ikigo biga bararamo (Boarding School) kandi nacyo ari icy’ abapadiri / abihayimana. Mu bibazo byose igihugu gifite, byugarije abanyarwanda cyane cyane ibura ry’ akazi n’ imibereho, ibura ry’amazi n’umuriro, akarengane n’ impfu za hato na hato no kuburirwa irengero bya bamwe … Inzego z’ umutekano zihangayikishijwe n’ ibi?

Urwanda wagira ngo ni ikigo biga bararamo (Boarding School) kandi nacyo ari icy’ abapadiri / abihayimana. Mu bibazo byose igihugu gifite, byugarije abanyarwanda cyane cyane ibura ry’ akazi n’ imibereho, ibura ry’amazi n’umuriro, akarengane n’ impfu za hato na hato no kuburirwa irengero bya bamwe … Inzego z’ umutekano zihangayikishijwe n’ ibi?

Samuel Baker BYANSI

165,209 次观看 • 1 个月前

Kagame didn't correct his foreign minister Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe because he cares about the man's conduct. In his regime, humiliating a senior official in public is rarely the end of a story, it's usually the first line of one. By the time an official is dropped, the public has already been taught to see him as arrogant, sloppy, and expendable, so the fall reads as deserved, even inevitable. So watch what's being set up. And watch what this "language spat" is conveniently pulling your attention away from. Because the other possibility is diversion. Manufacture a non-issue “French vs. Kinyarwanda” and let the public argue about that instead of the questions that actually matter. Then scrutinise the press conference itself. Who was chosen to ask questions? Who was in the room, and who wasn't? Who paid for the people who showed up? We saw a comedian, Crazy Kennar, and Nollywood figures in attendance, are those journalists now? These events are curated. The "spontaneous" moment almost never is. Either way, the minister's conduct is the pretext, not the point. Setup or distraction, both do the same job which is keeping Rwandans looking anywhere but at the real crises.

Kagame didn't correct his foreign minister Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe because he cares about the man's conduct. In his regime, humiliating a senior official in public is rarely the end of a story, it's usually the first line of one. By the time an official is dropped, the public has already been taught to see him as arrogant, sloppy, and expendable, so the fall reads as deserved, even inevitable. So watch what's being set up. And watch what this "language spat" is conveniently pulling your attention away from. Because the other possibility is diversion. Manufacture a non-issue “French vs. Kinyarwanda” and let the public argue about that instead of the questions that actually matter. Then scrutinise the press conference itself. Who was chosen to ask questions? Who was in the room, and who wasn't? Who paid for the people who showed up? We saw a comedian, Crazy Kennar, and Nollywood figures in attendance, are those journalists now? These events are curated. The "spontaneous" moment almost never is. Either way, the minister's conduct is the pretext, not the point. Setup or distraction, both do the same job which is keeping Rwandans looking anywhere but at the real crises.

Samuel Baker BYANSI

79,261 次观看 • 24 天前

Watch Egide Ruhashya, a Kagame’s regime propagandist: he claims Burundians hunted Tutsi with a deliberate policy of killing them slowly, never at once & then boasts he studied alongside President Habyarimana’s children. Sit with that. The man narrating a Tutsi extermination campaign places himself inside the Hutu-power elite that Rwanda’s own history ties to 1994. The persona collapses under its own weight. This is the tell of an information operation, not testimony. And it serves a function. Rwanda’s “reconciliation” was engineered as a material fact, ethnicity struck from IDs, “divisionism” criminalized but the psyche was never healed, only frozen. A frozen wound is an asset. These recurring “the genocide is returning” performances order citizens to forget and to fear at once. A society that can’t resolve that contradiction can’t organize around anything else. The dissonance isn’t reconciliation failing, it’s governance working exactly as designed, harvesting reconciliation abroad and relapse-anxiety at home, from the same wound.

Watch Egide Ruhashya, a Kagame’s regime propagandist: he claims Burundians hunted Tutsi with a deliberate policy of killing them slowly, never at once & then boasts he studied alongside President Habyarimana’s children. Sit with that. The man narrating a Tutsi extermination campaign places himself inside the Hutu-power elite that Rwanda’s own history ties to 1994. The persona collapses under its own weight. This is the tell of an information operation, not testimony. And it serves a function. Rwanda’s “reconciliation” was engineered as a material fact, ethnicity struck from IDs, “divisionism” criminalized but the psyche was never healed, only frozen. A frozen wound is an asset. These recurring “the genocide is returning” performances order citizens to forget and to fear at once. A society that can’t resolve that contradiction can’t organize around anything else. The dissonance isn’t reconciliation failing, it’s governance working exactly as designed, harvesting reconciliation abroad and relapse-anxiety at home, from the same wound.

Samuel Baker BYANSI

54,660 次观看 • 1 个月前

In #RwandaClassified We investigated the death of a colleague & Rwandan Journalist John Williams Ntwali, The Murky death of Rwandan soldiers in Eastern #DRCongo, Rwanda’s support to M23, UN Peacekeeping & other Missions as tools of Influence, Rwanda’s Influence globally, Death Squads, Crystal Ventures and other Proxy business around the world, Pegasus / Espionage, Ibuka and use of Genocide as a tool to silence critical voices & opposition, Tracking Assets among many other topics. Follow the project on all M28 Investigates / Unité M28 platforms.

In #RwandaClassified We investigated the death of a colleague & Rwandan Journalist John Williams Ntwali, The Murky death of Rwandan soldiers in Eastern #DRCongo, Rwanda’s support to M23, UN Peacekeeping & other Missions as tools of Influence, Rwanda’s Influence globally, Death Squads, Crystal Ventures and other Proxy business around the world, Pegasus / Espionage, Ibuka and use of Genocide as a tool to silence critical voices & opposition, Tracking Assets among many other topics. Follow the project on all M28 Investigates / Unité M28 platforms.

Samuel Baker BYANSI

451,779 次观看 • 2 年前

What this useful idiot Munyakazi Sadate said is not his personal opinion. It is not so different from what Paul Kagame says about his perceived enemies. If Kagame had said this, he would be applauded by the same sycophants who are accusing Sadate of deviating from the so called FPR-Inkotanyi principles. It is the real ideology of the RPF. The leader, Kagame, has just recently referred to DRC president Tshisekedi an empty drum, simply because he openly asked Kagame himself to work with him to end the violence in eastern #DRCongo. He's called his opponents dogs, ibigarasha, etc. And suddenly you want to make this a Sadate issue. RPF carders and sycophants are always online abusing, threatening people that criticise Kagame’s regime. Now they're trying to isolate one bad apple - Sadate - to santize the party that rewards people who defend the party by insulting and abusing any opposing views. Here we go.

What this useful idiot Munyakazi Sadate said is not his personal opinion. It is not so different from what Paul Kagame says about his perceived enemies. If Kagame had said this, he would be applauded by the same sycophants who are accusing Sadate of deviating from the so called FPR-Inkotanyi principles. It is the real ideology of the RPF. The leader, Kagame, has just recently referred to DRC president Tshisekedi an empty drum, simply because he openly asked Kagame himself to work with him to end the violence in eastern #DRCongo. He's called his opponents dogs, ibigarasha, etc. And suddenly you want to make this a Sadate issue. RPF carders and sycophants are always online abusing, threatening people that criticise Kagame’s regime. Now they're trying to isolate one bad apple - Sadate - to santize the party that rewards people who defend the party by insulting and abusing any opposing views. Here we go.

Samuel Baker BYANSI

147,821 次观看 • 11 个月前

My father is gone. I couldn’t return home to bury him. Exile keeps me away. Papa, thank you for your strength, resilience, and the sacrifices you made for us. I never imagined saying goodbye like this. You live on in what I do and who I am. Go find Mama Muteteri and rest together in peace, Byansi Senior.

My father is gone. I couldn’t return home to bury him. Exile keeps me away. Papa, thank you for your strength, resilience, and the sacrifices you made for us. I never imagined saying goodbye like this. You live on in what I do and who I am. Go find Mama Muteteri and rest together in peace, Byansi Senior.

Samuel Baker BYANSI

142,625 次观看 • 11 个月前

More than ten buses with Rwandan license plates from Ritco Rwanda were spotted heading toward Sake in eastern #DRCongo this evening around 6 p.m. It remains unclear whether this marks the start of an RDF withdrawal.

More than ten buses with Rwandan license plates from Ritco Rwanda were spotted heading toward Sake in eastern #DRCongo this evening around 6 p.m. It remains unclear whether this marks the start of an RDF withdrawal.

Samuel Baker BYANSI

181,388 次观看 • 1 年前

Rwandans are put in position to applaud a man who has built his power on fear. Today, #Kagame told citizens to "tighten their belts," acknowledging the economic hardship they face. But no one can ask why the same man - who lives in unchecked luxury, funds his lifestyle with taxpayer money, and flies in private jets owned by Crystal Ventures (his regime’s business empire) - feels entitled to lecture them on sacrifice. While ordinary Rwandans struggle with rising costs and declining opportunities, Kagame continues to channel state resources into military operations, foreign lobbying, and ventures that benefit his inner circle. His government’s budget prioritizes regime security over citizens’ well-being, yet the people are expected to remain silent, applaud, and pretend they don’t see the contradictions. When an entire country is too afraid to question its leader, even the announcement of worsening poverty becomes an occasion for applause. #KwegeraAbaturage

Rwandans are put in position to applaud a man who has built his power on fear. Today, #Kagame told citizens to "tighten their belts," acknowledging the economic hardship they face. But no one can ask why the same man - who lives in unchecked luxury, funds his lifestyle with taxpayer money, and flies in private jets owned by Crystal Ventures (his regime’s business empire) - feels entitled to lecture them on sacrifice. While ordinary Rwandans struggle with rising costs and declining opportunities, Kagame continues to channel state resources into military operations, foreign lobbying, and ventures that benefit his inner circle. His government’s budget prioritizes regime security over citizens’ well-being, yet the people are expected to remain silent, applaud, and pretend they don’t see the contradictions. When an entire country is too afraid to question its leader, even the announcement of worsening poverty becomes an occasion for applause. #KwegeraAbaturage

Samuel Baker BYANSI

189,429 次观看 • 1 年前

I spoke with ARD, Germany’s joint organisation of regional public-service broadcasters, about how Paul #Kagame’s regime is using the #UCIWorldChampionship2025 to polish its image. Behind this showcase, Kagame’s regime continues to repress its citizens, silence independent voices & destabilize the region - particularly through its aggression in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where war crimes and crimes against humanity have been documented. Sports are being instrumentalized for image laundering, and the UCI plays a role in enabling this façade. I was honored to bring this message to #ARD’s audience of nearly 38 million television households across #Germany. Speaking out remains our strongest tool to demand and defend our rights.

I spoke with ARD, Germany’s joint organisation of regional public-service broadcasters, about how Paul #Kagame’s regime is using the #UCIWorldChampionship2025 to polish its image. Behind this showcase, Kagame’s regime continues to repress its citizens, silence independent voices & destabilize the region - particularly through its aggression in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where war crimes and crimes against humanity have been documented. Sports are being instrumentalized for image laundering, and the UCI plays a role in enabling this façade. I was honored to bring this message to #ARD’s audience of nearly 38 million television households across #Germany. Speaking out remains our strongest tool to demand and defend our rights.

Samuel Baker BYANSI

112,036 次观看 • 11 个月前

Kagame’s regime may resort to killing, kidnapping, and arbitrary arrests, but it must recognize that freedom of speech is a fundamental human right. No level of repression will ever succeed in silencing an entire nation. Dutegereje ko Bizimana aza kutubwira amateka y’ ababyeyi ba BadRama n’ uburyo yonse igengabitekerezo… agasozi bari batuyeho n’ abantu bamaze.

Kagame’s regime may resort to killing, kidnapping, and arbitrary arrests, but it must recognize that freedom of speech is a fundamental human right. No level of repression will ever succeed in silencing an entire nation. Dutegereje ko Bizimana aza kutubwira amateka y’ ababyeyi ba BadRama n’ uburyo yonse igengabitekerezo… agasozi bari batuyeho n’ abantu bamaze.

Samuel Baker BYANSI

70,639 次观看 • 6 个月前

Ordinary Rwandans are now being forced to repaint their roofs so that drone cameras covering the UCI - #UCIWorldChampionship2025 can capture “clean” images. Those who fail risk losing their homes or having their property sealed off by Government of Rwanda. Kagame’s regime remains obsessed with appearances over substance. Not long ago, we witnessed another surreal scene: people literally scrubbing trees with soap and brushes. They forgot the leaves though. 😳

Ordinary Rwandans are now being forced to repaint their roofs so that drone cameras covering the UCI - #UCIWorldChampionship2025 can capture “clean” images. Those who fail risk losing their homes or having their property sealed off by Government of Rwanda. Kagame’s regime remains obsessed with appearances over substance. Not long ago, we witnessed another surreal scene: people literally scrubbing trees with soap and brushes. They forgot the leaves though. 😳

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93,423 次观看 • 11 个月前

Footage from Équateur, DRC where communities report the arrival of large numbers of Mbororo pastoralists from Central Africa, moving in with their cattle without restriction. Some local observers link them to M23 networks and Kagame’s broader strategy in the region. What is clear is that the balkanization of the DRC is no longer theoretical. It is unfolding in North and South Kivu under M23 control. The Mbororo, traditionally pastoralists following seasonal routes, are not new to the region. But their presence on this scale raises the risk of violent clashes with farming communities already under pressure. The pattern is consistent, populations are displaced, territories destabilized, and parallel power structures created - all serving Kagame’s project of control beyond Rwanda’s borders.

Footage from Équateur, DRC where communities report the arrival of large numbers of Mbororo pastoralists from Central Africa, moving in with their cattle without restriction. Some local observers link them to M23 networks and Kagame’s broader strategy in the region. What is clear is that the balkanization of the DRC is no longer theoretical. It is unfolding in North and South Kivu under M23 control. The Mbororo, traditionally pastoralists following seasonal routes, are not new to the region. But their presence on this scale raises the risk of violent clashes with farming communities already under pressure. The pattern is consistent, populations are displaced, territories destabilized, and parallel power structures created - all serving Kagame’s project of control beyond Rwanda’s borders.

Samuel Baker BYANSI

90,945 次观看 • 1 年前

I received the 2025 Difference Day Honorary Title for Freedom of Expression from VUB & Université libre de Bruxelles. In my remarks / acceptance speech Before the rectors of both universities, academics, journalists, and human rights defenders, I used that moment not to celebrate, but to name contradictions. I was honored for speaking freely, while in Rwanda - the country I come from - those who dare to speak are silenced, imprisoned, exiled, or killed. I spoke the names that Kagame’s regime tries to erase like Kizito Mihigo, Innocent Bahati, Boniface Twagirimana, Diane Shima Diane Rwigara & John Williams Ntwali. These are not isolated tragedies / cases. They reflect a system built on fear, repression, and the elimination of dissent. I also reminded the audience that Kagame’s regime extends its violence beyond Rwanda’s borders into the Democratic Republic of Congo, where millions have died in conflicts fueled by Kigali’s direct involvement, documented by the United Nations and human rights groups. Rwanda is too often praised abroad as a “success story.” Clean streets and growth statistics are showcased while the prisons, disappearances, and wars are ignored. This is not stability - it is repression, marketed to the world. My message was clear: Donors must attach real human rights conditions to aid, Journalists must investigate disappearances and political prisoners, Universities must preserve testimonies and provide space to exiled scholars, Policymakers must stop enabling repression and confront it with action. Freedom of expression is not a gift. It is not a privilege granted by governments. It is a right. It is a lifeline. And in Kagame’s Rwanda, it remains under attack. Watch my full speech here 📽️.

I received the 2025 Difference Day Honorary Title for Freedom of Expression from VUB & Université libre de Bruxelles. In my remarks / acceptance speech Before the rectors of both universities, academics, journalists, and human rights defenders, I used that moment not to celebrate, but to name contradictions. I was honored for speaking freely, while in Rwanda - the country I come from - those who dare to speak are silenced, imprisoned, exiled, or killed. I spoke the names that Kagame’s regime tries to erase like Kizito Mihigo, Innocent Bahati, Boniface Twagirimana, Diane Shima Diane Rwigara & John Williams Ntwali. These are not isolated tragedies / cases. They reflect a system built on fear, repression, and the elimination of dissent. I also reminded the audience that Kagame’s regime extends its violence beyond Rwanda’s borders into the Democratic Republic of Congo, where millions have died in conflicts fueled by Kigali’s direct involvement, documented by the United Nations and human rights groups. Rwanda is too often praised abroad as a “success story.” Clean streets and growth statistics are showcased while the prisons, disappearances, and wars are ignored. This is not stability - it is repression, marketed to the world. My message was clear: Donors must attach real human rights conditions to aid, Journalists must investigate disappearances and political prisoners, Universities must preserve testimonies and provide space to exiled scholars, Policymakers must stop enabling repression and confront it with action. Freedom of expression is not a gift. It is not a privilege granted by governments. It is a right. It is a lifeline. And in Kagame’s Rwanda, it remains under attack. Watch my full speech here 📽️.

Samuel Baker BYANSI

87,155 次观看 • 11 个月前

Former Rwandan Army Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Kayumba Nyamwasa, claims Rwanda has long exploited mineral resources in the #DRCongo, using soldiers to secure control over key areas. In an exclusive interview with Newzroom Afrika, he linked the ongoing conflict involving RDF/M23 rebels to the illegal extraction of Congolese minerals.

Former Rwandan Army Chief of Staff, Lt. Gen. Kayumba Nyamwasa, claims Rwanda has long exploited mineral resources in the #DRCongo, using soldiers to secure control over key areas. In an exclusive interview with Newzroom Afrika, he linked the ongoing conflict involving RDF/M23 rebels to the illegal extraction of Congolese minerals.

Samuel Baker BYANSI

114,255 次观看 • 1 年前

An FDLR spokesman says the group has agreed with Kinshasa to disarm and repatriate to Rwanda, and accepts individualized accountability for the genocide against the Tutsi, not blanket punishment of every fighter. He adds that many #FDLR now sit in territory held by M23 and the #RDF. Kigali’s response is total rejection. FM Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe brands the protocol a “non-event”, a “malevolent trinity” of Kinshasa, the FDLR and genocide ideology. Spokesperson Yolande Makolo 🇷🇼 calls it “theatre” and “paper exercises,” insisting the Accords require neutralisation, not a negotiated protocol. Their core point is fair: the FDLR are the object of the Washington Accords, not a party to them. But “verifiable dismantlement” is Makolo’s own test, and a public disarmament-and-repatriation offer is exactly what you verify. Declaring it a non-event before testing it, and treating any FDLR willingness to leave as manipulation by definition, keeps the casus belli permanently alive. That is the tell.

An FDLR spokesman says the group has agreed with Kinshasa to disarm and repatriate to Rwanda, and accepts individualized accountability for the genocide against the Tutsi, not blanket punishment of every fighter. He adds that many #FDLR now sit in territory held by M23 and the #RDF. Kigali’s response is total rejection. FM Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe brands the protocol a “non-event”, a “malevolent trinity” of Kinshasa, the FDLR and genocide ideology. Spokesperson Yolande Makolo 🇷🇼 calls it “theatre” and “paper exercises,” insisting the Accords require neutralisation, not a negotiated protocol. Their core point is fair: the FDLR are the object of the Washington Accords, not a party to them. But “verifiable dismantlement” is Makolo’s own test, and a public disarmament-and-repatriation offer is exactly what you verify. Declaring it a non-event before testing it, and treating any FDLR willingness to leave as manipulation by definition, keeps the casus belli permanently alive. That is the tell.

Samuel Baker BYANSI

13,188 次观看 • 1 个月前

TWO journalists from the same Rwandan YouTube channel “Imbarutso ya Demokarasi” have disappeared within 72 hours of each other. Both covered stories Paul Kagame’s regime does not want told. This is not coincidence. On May 1, 2026, Augustin Nsanzimana, cameraman & editor for the channel, sent a final message to contacts: Rwanda Investigation Bureau agents had entered his home in City of Kigali. He has not been heard from since. Niyonshuti Emmanuel, the journalist and presenter behind the channel, was threatened after the outlet published a story in which sources alleged multiple deaths of inmates inside the Gikondo Transit Centre (Kwa Kabuga), the facility Human Rights Watch has documented for years of arbitrary detention and abuse. Yesterday he stopped responding. Calls go unanswered. I am treating this as a second enforced disappearance from the same outlet, in the same week. Imbarutso ya Demokarasi was one of the few Kinyarwanda-language platforms covering public service failures and providing space for opposition voices, including Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, currently in detention. The outlet is now effectively silenced. This is not new. Rwandan poet and YouTube creator Innocent Bahati disappeared on February 7, 2021, after publishing critical work. He has never been found. Rwanda has a documented graveyard of disappeared journalists and creators. Augustin and Niyonshuti are the latest entries, if nothing is done on time. Enforced disappearance is a crime under international law. Rwanda is a state party to the ICCPR. Rwanda Investigation Bureau & Rwanda National Police must immediately disclose the whereabouts of both men, guarantee their physical safety, and grant access to their families and legal counsel. Accountability cannot wait. Cc: CPJ Africa RSF, Forbidden Stories PEN International, Amnesty Eastern Africa Media Defence

TWO journalists from the same Rwandan YouTube channel “Imbarutso ya Demokarasi” have disappeared within 72 hours of each other. Both covered stories Paul Kagame’s regime does not want told. This is not coincidence. On May 1, 2026, Augustin Nsanzimana, cameraman & editor for the channel, sent a final message to contacts: Rwanda Investigation Bureau agents had entered his home in City of Kigali. He has not been heard from since. Niyonshuti Emmanuel, the journalist and presenter behind the channel, was threatened after the outlet published a story in which sources alleged multiple deaths of inmates inside the Gikondo Transit Centre (Kwa Kabuga), the facility Human Rights Watch has documented for years of arbitrary detention and abuse. Yesterday he stopped responding. Calls go unanswered. I am treating this as a second enforced disappearance from the same outlet, in the same week. Imbarutso ya Demokarasi was one of the few Kinyarwanda-language platforms covering public service failures and providing space for opposition voices, including Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza, currently in detention. The outlet is now effectively silenced. This is not new. Rwandan poet and YouTube creator Innocent Bahati disappeared on February 7, 2021, after publishing critical work. He has never been found. Rwanda has a documented graveyard of disappeared journalists and creators. Augustin and Niyonshuti are the latest entries, if nothing is done on time. Enforced disappearance is a crime under international law. Rwanda is a state party to the ICCPR. Rwanda Investigation Bureau & Rwanda National Police must immediately disclose the whereabouts of both men, guarantee their physical safety, and grant access to their families and legal counsel. Accountability cannot wait. Cc: CPJ Africa RSF, Forbidden Stories PEN International, Amnesty Eastern Africa Media Defence

Samuel Baker BYANSI

30,865 次观看 • 4 个月前

I joined Jean-Emile Jammine on FRANCE 24 English’s World Round Up to discuss the #UCIWorldChampionship2025. This event is not only about cycling and who crosses the finish line first, it is also a platform for Kagame’s regime to launder its international image. Behind the polished façade, Kagame’s regime stands accused of crimes against humanity, war crimes & crimes of aggression in eastern #DRCongo. His regime has violated the United Nations arms embargo by arming, training & deploying troops alongside the #M23 rebellion. At home, it has silenced dissent by killing, jailing & disappearing journalists, exiling opponents & targeting critics abroad through assassinations & kidnappings - clear violations of international law. The UCI World Championships are now being exploited as part of this image washing strategy, masking systematic repression and grave human rights abuses.

I joined Jean-Emile Jammine on FRANCE 24 English’s World Round Up to discuss the #UCIWorldChampionship2025. This event is not only about cycling and who crosses the finish line first, it is also a platform for Kagame’s regime to launder its international image. Behind the polished façade, Kagame’s regime stands accused of crimes against humanity, war crimes & crimes of aggression in eastern #DRCongo. His regime has violated the United Nations arms embargo by arming, training & deploying troops alongside the #M23 rebellion. At home, it has silenced dissent by killing, jailing & disappearing journalists, exiling opponents & targeting critics abroad through assassinations & kidnappings - clear violations of international law. The UCI World Championships are now being exploited as part of this image washing strategy, masking systematic repression and grave human rights abuses.

Samuel Baker BYANSI

64,561 次观看 • 11 个月前

Paul Kagame is a LIAR and a MURDERER. He has mastered the art of self-victimization while cleverly sidestepping peace agreements to keep conflicts going. At one point or another, he has gone after all of his neighboring countries (Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi & DR Congo). I genuinely pity those who still fall for this narrative. Tibor Nagy, unfortunately, seems to be one of them. Whether he’s a paid cheerleader for Kagame or simply taking him at his word, it’s hard to tell, but either way, it shows. Even someone with no background on this issue could ask a simple question: if you signed an agreement to lift those so-called “defensive measures,” then why haven’t you done it, why did you sign it in the first place?

Paul Kagame is a LIAR and a MURDERER. He has mastered the art of self-victimization while cleverly sidestepping peace agreements to keep conflicts going. At one point or another, he has gone after all of his neighboring countries (Tanzania, Uganda, Burundi & DR Congo). I genuinely pity those who still fall for this narrative. Tibor Nagy, unfortunately, seems to be one of them. Whether he’s a paid cheerleader for Kagame or simply taking him at his word, it’s hard to tell, but either way, it shows. Even someone with no background on this issue could ask a simple question: if you signed an agreement to lift those so-called “defensive measures,” then why haven’t you done it, why did you sign it in the first place?

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35,114 次观看 • 5 个月前

“You have no choice…. We have destabilized the region, it's in disarray, all our neighbors are fed up of us, where will we flee to? Can you flee to Uganda, Burundi or Congo? How can they receive you? If we fight one another we have no place to go. We have an obligation to live together here in Rwanda” ~ Gen (Rd) James Kabarebe, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Cooperation. Interesting statement at times like this.

“You have no choice…. We have destabilized the region, it's in disarray, all our neighbors are fed up of us, where will we flee to? Can you flee to Uganda, Burundi or Congo? How can they receive you? If we fight one another we have no place to go. We have an obligation to live together here in Rwanda” ~ Gen (Rd) James Kabarebe, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs in charge of Regional Cooperation. Interesting statement at times like this.

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147,432 次观看 • 2 年前