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Rwanda

Please find below links to media freedom news items for Rwanda. These have been organised by publication date.

24.06.22 - All eyes on "one of the safest countries in the world" - Index on Censorship

17.06.22 - Commonwealth Secretariat denies entry to at least 2 journalists seeking to cover summit in Rwanda; others left in limbo - CPJ

13.06.22 - Rwanda: Jailed Critic Denounces Torture in Prison - HRW

03/05/2021 - What Press Freedom Looks Like in Rwanda - HRW

21/5/2020 - Rwandan journalist, media worker detained since mid-April - CPJ

24/4/2020 - Rwanda: Lockdown Arrests, Abuses Surge - HRW

10/09/2019 - 16-Year US Baptist Missionary Arrested After Rwanda's Regime Closes Thousands of Churches - CBN News

12/05/2019 - Is the Rwandan Govt About to Censor Social Media? - All Africa-

12/05/2019 - Opinion: Rwanda's Paul Kagame – an enemy of the media parading as a statesman - DW

12/05/2019 - Govt moves to regulate social media content amid misinformation - The New Times

26/04/2019 - Rwanda Court rules that it is a ‘crime to insult Paul Kagame’.- RegionWeek

24/04/2019 - Rwanda court repeals law banning satirical cartoons - Reuters

08/11/2018 - Media stakeholders reflect on challenges as Rwanda marks Africa Information Day - The New Times

10/10/2018 - Rwanda’s new penal code is still tough on journalists - Reporters Without Borders

01/10/2018 - Rwandan media denounces law on cartoons - Africa News

06/072018 - Rwanda, China media commit to deepen ties - The New Times

02/05/2018 - Economic instability; the evolving major threat to freedom of media -The New Times

29/12/2018 - Journalists welcome move to decriminalise defamation - All Africa

28/10/2017 - Rwanda jail term for insulting Rwandan President - All Africa

27/10/2017 - Journalist reports death threats over Rwanda book - Uganda Observer