Politician

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Politician Convicted for Harming Rwanda's Image (Human Rights Watch)

The conviction of a Rwandan opposition politician for allegedly tarnishing the country's image is an example of the government's longstanding misuse of the ...

In March 2016, Illuminée Iragena, another political activist and FDU-Inkingi member, [was reported missing](https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/09/29/rwanda-opposition-activist-missing), and is believed to be in unacknowledged government detention. One was Boniface Twagirimana, the party’s deputy leader, who [“disappeared” from his prison cell](https://www.hrw.org/news/2018/11/08/one-month-rwandan-opposition-leader-disappeared) in Mpanga, southern Rwanda, in October 2018. [convicted](https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2021/country-chapters/rwanda) of charges including complicity in forming or joining an irregular armed force, and sentenced to between seven and ten years in prison. “As the 2024 presidential elections approach, the Rwandan government should immediately release civil society activists, journalists, and opposition figures jailed for exercising their fundamental rights,” Mudge said. Nine defendants are party members, and the tenth is Théoneste Nsengimana, a journalist who was planning to cover the event. Rwanda should immediately repeal this provision and revise the Penal Code in line with international and regional human rights standards. Ntirutwa was convicted on the basis of phone calls he made to his party’s leader, Victoire Ingabire, and a journalist, in which he said that the incident was an assassination attempt by armed police and military against him. Nsengimana and eight of the party members are in Mageragere prison, in Kigali; one is in hiding. On December 16, 2022, Ntirutwa was acquitted of all charges except spreading false information with the intent of creating a hostile opinion of Rwanda abroad. The Rwandan government routinely uses this penal code provision to prosecute Ntirutwa was arrested on May 11, 2020, following a violent incident at his shop in Rwamagana District during which a man was stabbed to death. Sharing false information would not alone constitute legitimate grounds to criminalize freedom of expression.

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"This Small Girl Get Money": Wealthy Politician's Daughter Splashes ... (Legit.ng)

A man identified as @theafricantyler on TikTok has bragged online after a politician's daughter paid his bills at a mall. The video has stirred reactions ...

In his response, the young man lamented bitterly over the fact that she went ahead to order Chinese spag worth N16,500 while he ordered for just pie and bottle water. Sonia said she didn't want to embarrass herself so she immediately paid for her meal without creating a scene. She disclosed that she met him on Twitter and after chatting for some time, he invited her on a date to a fancy restaurant. When it was time to pay for the meal, the young man paid for only what he ate and asked her to settle her own bills. They got to the venue and he ordered for pie and bottle water while she ordered for Chinese food worth a whooping N16,500. Have rich friends, e get why."

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How can you tell if an apology from a politician is sincere? | Riotact (The RiotACT)

Marketing and career strategist Sue Parker says a sincere political apology is easy to spot. Photo: Supplied. When a politician apologises for an injustice or ...

“And were the actions and behaviour from 20 years congruent with his behaviour today? “There is a lot to learn here for parliamentarians. “I’m deeply ashamed of what I did. He reached out to them. He was quite physically remorseful,” she told Region. It often depends on what the wrongdoing was, how long before the apology it occurred, the political climate at the time of the apology, and on whose behalf it is given.

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“She paid for everything”: Man brags as politician's daughter pays ... (NNN)

"She paid for everything": Man brags as politician's daughter pays his bills A young man has bragged on TikTok about his female friend who pays all his ...

[](https://nnn.ng/#:~:text=pitchbox blogger outreach) In his response, the young man lamented bitterly over the fact that she went ahead to order Chinese spag worth N16,500 while he ordered for just pie and bottle water. Sonia said she didn’t want to embarrass herself so she immediately paid for her meal without creating a scene.

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How can you tell if an apology from a politician is sincere? (NNN)

Marketing and career strategist Sue Parker says a sincere political apology is easy to spot. · It often depends on what the wrongdoing was, how long before the ...

[y](https://nnn.ng/videodownload/youtube-downloader/)s a sincere political apology is easy to spot. [](https://nnn.ng/#:~:text=ninjaoutreach lifetime deal) As the saying goes, “actions speak louder than words. “There is a lot to learn here for parliamentarians. “And were the actions and behaviour from 20 years congruent with his behaviour today? Every day we package the most popular Riotact stories and send them straight to your inbox. Sign-up now for trusted local news that will never be behind a paywall. Were they speaking? Politicians have good speech writers, I doubt Dominic Perrottet wrote his apology. “I’m deeply ashamed of what I did. He reached out to them. He was quite physically remorseful,” she told Region.

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Campaign to rename oval named after corrupt politician continues (2GB)

Chris O'Keefe raised the issue yesterday after Mr Jackson was caught organising the early release of three prisoners in the 1980s. Mr Bradbery told Chris: “It's ...

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Opposition Politician Convicted for Harming Rwanda's Image ... (SaharaReporters.com)

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has condemned Théophile Ntirutwa's conviction for "spreading false information or harmful propaganda with intent to cause a hostile ...

Nine defendants are party members, and the tenth is Théoneste Nsengimana, a journalist who was planning to cover the event. Ntirutwa was arrested on May 11, 2020, following a violent incident at his shop in Rwamagana District during which a man was stabbed to death. Sharing false information would not be a sufficient reason to criminalise freedom of expression.

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HRW: Rwanda's conviction of opposition politician stifles free speech (JURIST)

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Wednesday commented on the alleged exploitation of Rwanda's justice system to stifle free speech by the Rwanda government on the ...

HRW reports that Ntirutwa’s case is not unique and several members of the opposition party have been detained incommunicado and beaten up. HRW claims that the Rwanda government frequently uses the penal code to prosecute critics and members of the opposition party who have protested cuts in food rations. Moreover, Rwanda currently holds the chair for the Commonwealth, whose highest purpose is to promote democracy, good governance, peace, and the rule of law.

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