A court in Rwanda has blocked efforts by prominent opposition figure Victoire Ingabire to lift a ban on her running in July's presidential election.

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Rwanda court upholds election ban on opposition politician

Victoire Ingabire, an outspoken critic of President Kagame, fails in her bid to run for the presidency.

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Top Rwandan opposition figure barred from election

A Rwandan court on Wednesday found opposition leader and government critic Victoire Ingabire ineligible to run in the July presidential elections because of previous convictions for terrorism and genocide denial. "I disagree with this ruling. It is clearly politicised. We still have a country where the courts are still not independent," she told AFP after […] The post Rwanda court upholds election ban on opposition politician appeared first on T…

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The High Court ruled that Victoire Ingabire is ineligible to run in the election because of an earlier conviction for ‘divisionism’ for questioning the lack of justice for Hutu victims of the Rwandan genocide

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Rwandan court bars opposition candidate, paving way for Kagame victory

A Rwandan court on Wednesday found opposition leader and dissident Victoire Ingabire ineligible to run in the July presidential polls because of previous convictions for terrorism and genocide denial. A fierce critic of Rwanda’s long-ruling President Paul Kagame, Ingabire spent eight years in prison before receiving a presidential pardon in 2018 that cut short her

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Victoire Ingabire, a prominent opposition figure, has had her efforts to lift a ban on her running in July’s presidential election blocked by a court in Rwanda.She was freed in 2018 after spending eight years in prison for threatening state security and “belittling” the 1994 genocide. In Rwanda, people who have been jailed for more […]

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Victoire Ingabire: Rwandan opposition leader barred from election

A Rwandan court on Wednesday found opposition leader and dissident Victoire Ingabire   ineligible to run in the July presidential polls because of previous convictions for terrorism and genocide denial. A fierce critic of Rwanda’s long-ruling President Paul Kagame, Ingabire spent eight years in prison before receiving a presidential pardon in 2018 that cut short her 15-year sentence. ALSO READ: Protests against Rwanda, West in key DR Congo city …

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The most famous opponent of President Paul Kagame will not be able to run for president in July following the verdict of the High Court of Justice on Wednesday. Victoire Ingabire's career is full of ambiguities.

La plus célèbre opposante au président Paul Kagame ne pourra pas se présenter aux présidentielles en juillet suite au verdict de la Haute Cour de justice ce mercredi. Le parcours de Victoire Ingabire est semé d’ambiguïtés.

Au Rwanda, l’opposante Victoire Ingabire interdite de scrutin

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In Rwanda, the opponent Victoire Ingabire was barred from voting

She was freed in 2018 after spending eight years in prison for threatening state security and &ldquo;belittling&rdquo; the 1994 genocide.

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Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire barred from election

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A Rwandan court on Wednesday rejected the request to restore the civil rights of Victoire Ingabire, a figure in...

Un tribunal rwandais a rejeté mercredi la demande de restauration des droits civiques de Victoire Ingabire, figure de...

Rwanda : l’opposante Victoire Ingabire n’est pas autorisée à se présenter à la présidentielle

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Rwanda: Opponent Victoire Ingabire is not authorized to run for president

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Rwanda's High Court ruled that Victoire Ingabire is ineligible to run in the election because of an earlier conviction for divisionism. Kagame has dominated Rwanda as a military leader and politician since 1994 when his rebel army marched into the capital, Kigali, during the genocide.

Victoire Ingabire: Rwandan opposition leader barred from election

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