Rwanda Classified
Inside the repressive machinery of Paul Kagame’s regimeM28Investigates and its partners examined the troubling circumstances of Rwandan journalist John Williams Ntwali’s death, and meanwhile pursued the investigation that put the journalist in authorities’ crosshairs. The journalists of Rwanda Classified also looked into the hidden side of Kagame’s regime. From assassination attempts and suspicious deaths to intimidation and the use of surveillance technologies even against members of the ruling party, our investigation reveals how the Rwandan government sets about silencing critics at home and abroad.
Collision Course: An Investiga...
In January 2023, Rwandan journalist John Williams Ntwali was killed in a traffic collision. His relentless work documenting human rights violations, t...
Soldiers Fallen In Silence: Ka...
Investigating the deaths of Rwandan soldiers killed in North Kivu led to one journalist’s exile and possibly the death of another.
How Rwanda Leverages Peacekeep...
As evidence of its interference in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo mounts, Rwanda continues to evade United Nations sanctions due, in par...
Espionage, threats, suspicious...
Critics of Paul Kagame’s regime are the target of major transnational repression in Sweden, Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa, Tanzania and elsewhere...
“Clandestine activities” and s...
Rwanda’s conduct, both in its region and in Belgium, is causing friction with its former colonial power. The murky murder of a Rwandan opposition figu...
In the West and online, Rwanda...
In international forums, conferences and showrooms, Rwanda highlights its clean streets, gender equality and favorable business environment. But behin...
Pegasus in Rwanda: Sister of p...
A leaked list of phone numbers reveals how Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s regime used Pegasus spyware sought to track political opponents and members...
Paul Rusesabagina: “No one can...
In one of his first interviews with European media since being released from Rwandan prison in March 2023, human rights activist Paul Rusesabagina, po...
Rwanda’s top UK diplomat overs...
Rwanda’s top diplomat in the UK oversaw the use of the international justice system to target opponents of the country’s rulers around the world, the...
International Consortium Probe...
Rwandan journalist John Williams Ntwali spent his career holding authorities to account –– and many believe he was killed for it.
Fearing Rwanda in Uganda
Uganda had long been a safe space for Rwanda’s Patriotic Front (RPF). Before 1994, President Yoweri Museveni’s National Resistance Movement (NRM) had...
Analysis | Feeding the monster
Based on current and previous revelations, one might think that the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the West in general would regard Rwanda un...
