Vincent Rwabukwisi
Year: 1994
Nationality: Rwanda
Killed by: Military Officials
Location: Kigali, Rwanda
Press organization: Kanguka
What's Vincent Rwabukwisi's story?
Rwabukwizi, director of the opposition newspaper Kanguka, wasshot dead by the military sometime between April 10 and 12 in front ofhis home in Nyamirambo, Kigali. He was considered to be close to therebel Rwandan Patriotic Front. The government had long persecutedRwabukwizi for his work as a journalist, including a 15-year jail termimposed in 1990, of which he served 10 months. Within a month of hisrelease, he was detained again for a further four months. He was freedin September 1991 but was constantly harassed. He sometimes went intohiding.
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