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Paul Rusesabagina, 'Hotel Rwanda' hero, released from prison

The man who inspired the novel and the Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda, Paul Rusesabagina, was released late Friday evening from prison after the Rwandan government commuted his sentence.

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'Hotel Rwanda' hero Rusesabagina freed from Rwandan jail

Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed as a hero in the film "Hotel Rwanda," was released from a Rwandan prison on Friday, U.S. officials said, after his sentence was commuted following intense diplomacy by the United States.

Reuters

'Hotel Rwanda' hero Rusesabagina to be freed from prison

Rwanda said on Friday it has commuted the 25-year jail sentence against ailing "Hotel Rwanda" hero Paul Rusesabagina, a fiercely outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame who has been held behind bars for more than 900 days.

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Rwanda says Rusesabagina of 'Hotel Rwanda' fame to be freed

Rwanda’s government has commuted the sentence of Paul Rusesabagina, who inspired the film “Hotel Rwanda” for saving hundreds of countrymen from genocide but was convicted of terrorism offenses years later in a widely criticized trial

The Independent UK

Hotel Rwanda hero Paul Rusesabagina freed from prison

Rusesabagina, who was serving 25 years in a Rwanda prison on ‘terrorism’ charges, was freed on Friday, US officials say.

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Rwanda's Kagame criticizes U.S. over concerns about 'Hotel Rwanda' hero's detention

Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Wednesday criticized the United States over the concerns it has raised in the case of Paul Rusesabagina, a U.S. permanent resident jailed in Rwanda who was portrayed as a hero in the film "Hotel Rwanda"

Reuters

Hotel Rwanda: a film that proved to be a double-edged sword for Kigali

Paul Rusesabagina is perhaps one of the world’s best known Rwandans. His actions during the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi were made famous in the 2004 Hollywood film Hotel Rwanda.

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Jailed for terrorism, onetime hero Rusesabagina is a point of US contention with Rwanda

KIGALI, Rwanda — Paul Rusesabagina became known as a rare hero in one of modern history's ugliest chapters: the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of Rwandans in the 1994 genocide. He was credited with saving a number of people and inspired books and a movie.

Los Angeles Times

Blinken says he raised 'Hotel Rwanda' hero's detention with Rwandan leader

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday he had raised with Rwanda's president U.S. concerns over the jailing of Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed in the film "Hotel Rwanda" sheltering hundreds of people during the 1994 genocide.

Reuters

Blinken raises concerns over Hotel Rwanda dissident trial with Kagame

US secretary of state on last stop of African tour has been clear about US misgivings related to Paul Rusesabagina’s conviction

The Guardian - UK

Blinken, Kagame discuss U.N. report that Rwanda supports rebel group

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday he discussed with Rwandan President Paul Kagame "credible reports" that Rwanda continued to support the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Reuters

US Secretary of State Blinken arrives in Rwanda to discuss tensions with DRC, human rights

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is due to hold talks with Rwandan President Paul Kagame amid calls from campaigners to pressure Kigali over its human rights record and alleged support of M23 rebels in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

Radio France Internationale

Blinken in Rwanda to discuss Congo tensions, human rights

U_S_ Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Rwanda, the last stop on his three-nation tour of Africa, where he has articulated Washington’s new strategy for engaging with sub-Saharan African nations as “equal partners.”

The Independent UK

The US and Rwanda: how the relationship has evolved since the 1994 genocide

One of the primary points of discussion between Antony Blinken and Rwandan president Paul Kagame in the US secretary of state’s upcoming visit to Kigali will be the renewed tensions between Rwanda and its neighbours, particularly the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

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Blinken to attend Asean talks next week

WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Cambodia for a US-Asean ministers’ meeting next week, during which he will address the Covid-19 pandemic, climate change, Myanmar and the war in Ukraine, the State Department said on Friday.

Reuters

Blinken to travel to southeast Asia, Africa next week -State Dept.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Cambodia for a U.S.-ASEAN minister's meeting next week during which he will address the COVID-19 pandemic, climate change, Myanmar and the war in Ukraine, the State Department said on Friday.

The Independent UK

Victim of private spyware warns it can be used against US

First, her father was lured back to Rwanda under false pretenses and jailed

The Guardian - UK

Nephew of jailed Hotel Rwanda dissident hacked by NSO spyware

Latest findings suggest Rwandan government has deployed surveillance campaign against relatives of Paul Rusesabagina

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Daughter of Hotel Rwanda hero blasts Boris Johnson for shaking hand of dictator

Carine Kanimba has slammed Boris Johnson for shaking the hand of Rwandan dictator Paul Kagame, who she claims was behind the "abduction" and imprisonment of her exiled father Paul Rusesabagina

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson and Prince Charles to hold Rwanda talks

Pair are visiting for Commonwealth meeting, after Charles criticised government’s asylum policy

The Guardian - US

The US academic, the hero of the genocide, and the fake plot to topple Rwanda’s president

A 2013 meeting at an LA hotel was not a scheme to depose Paul Kagame but an intricate but abortive FBI sting.

The Guardian - US

Rwanda accused of stalking, harassing and threatening exiles in US

African state that signed deal with UK to host asylum seekers perpetrates ‘transnational repression’, Freedom House report says

Reuters

U.S. says 'Hotel Rwanda's' Rusesabagina 'wrongly detained'

The U.S. State Department has determined that Paul Rusesabagina, who was portrayed in the movie "Hotel Rwanda" sheltering hundreds of people during the 1994 genocide, was "wrongfully detained," a spokesperson said on Thursday.

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda president suggests UK extradite genocide suspects after asylum deal

Exclusive: Comments raise concerns UK will find it difficult to refuse requests from Kigali on sensitive issues

France 24

World Press Freedom Day: RSF reveals mixed rankings in Africa

In tonight's edition: Human Rights Watch accuses Russian private security forces invited into Central African Republic of killing civilians. We speak to the daughter of Rwandan opposition figure Paul Rusesabagina. The “Hotel Rwanda” hero's family has filed a $400 million lawsuit against Kigali over alleged kidnapping and torture. And our…

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