Marcellin Kayiranga

Year: 1994

Nationality: Rwanda

Killed by: Paramilitary Group

Location: Kigali, Rwanda

Press organization: Kanguka

What's Marcellin Kayiranga's story?

Kayiranga, an editor for the opposition newspaper Kanguka, was thrown into the latrines at the home of his cousin in Muhima, Kigali, and killed. In 1993, Kayiranga had gone into hiding for several weeks after learning that state security agents were searching for him.

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