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By threatening students and academics, the Indian government seeks to create a compliant nation. But it is also a push towards disaster. (Punit PARANJPE / AFP)

The world must act to stop India’s impending genocide

Democratic countries that are committed to human rights must take decisive action to pressure India to quell its abuses and protect minority communities.

‘Political prisoner’: Rwanda’s Paul Rusesabagina

‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero Paul Rusesabagina gets 25 years behind bars

Paul Rusesabagina — credited with saving hundreds of lives during the Rwandan genocide — was recently found guilty of terrorism, after being ‘tricked’ into custody by the Kagame…

A member of SAPS shoots rubber bullets to disperse a crowd looting outside a warehouse storing alcohol in Durban on July 16, 2021, after protestors clashed with police following a week of unrest in South Africa.   (Photo by GUILLEM SARTORIO / AFP)

Visible and invisible violence in present day South Africa

The relations of social domination are reproduced in our habitual ways of talking

July 1994 Kigali: Then Rwandan vice-president Paul Kagame, the Tutsi-led RPF (Rwandan Patriotic Front) commander.         (Alexander Joe/AFP/Getty Images)
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Exclusive: Top-secret testimonies implicate Rwanda’s president in war crimes

Explosive witness testimony from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda implicates Paul Kagame and the RPF in mass killings before, during and after the 1994 genocide.

Unless journalism is holistic and includes aspects such as politics and business, even the best health journalism won’t cut the mustard in the long run.

Journalists have to be seekers of truth, not activists

Many feel the urge to offer direction in a world that seems to be spiralling out of control faster every day

Felicien Kabuga’s freedom, enabled by people in different countries across the world, was a slap in the face of every Rwandese citizen; those who lost lives during the genocide.

Rwanda: Capturing a genocide financier

A Kenyan investigative journalist reflects on the capture of a genocidaire in Paris after 26 years on the run and its significance to the families of the victims left in his wake

The Rwanda Investigation Bureau in October urged citizens to be wary of social media commentators seeking to “undermine national security”, warning of arrests. (Reuters)

It’s time for a reckoning for Kagame and his estern cheerleaders

As we commemorate the 25th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, we cannot keep excusing the crimes of Rwanda’s current government

Tanzania used to be a safe haven for Burundian refugees. But now some are being tortured and forcibly returned to Burundi.
(Crispin Kyala/Reuters)

Kivu: The forgotten war

Fighting in Kivu, a region in the east of the vast powder-keg state of the Democratic Republic of Congo, first flared a generation ago

Equal Education treasurer Doron Isaacs

Letters to the Editor: May 25 to 31

Our readers write in about Doron Isaacs and Paul Kagame

Genocide scholars document a range of strategies of physical and psychological destruction which take place prior to mass killings.

Rohingya crisis: This is what genocide looks like

Genocide doesn’t begin with mass murder. It’s a long, insidious process that can be stopped before it’s too late.

Political pollution: South Africa’s emissions could be dramatically reduced if the government had the will to make it happen. (Oupa Nkosi)

We can’t ignore the worrying signs of genocide in Africa

How do we make sure there’s not a return to the horror of Rwanda or Biafra?

Felicien Kabuga’s freedom, enabled by people in different countries across the world, was a slap in the face of every Rwandese citizen; those who lost lives during the genocide.

France outraged by Rwandan genocide blame

The French justice minister will not attend commemorations marking 20th anniversary of genocide, after Paul Kagame’s comments.

‘Hate Radio’ channels brutality of Rwandan Genocide

Recreated from 1 200 pages of radio broadcast transcripts, "Hate Radio" tells the story of the horrific days of the Rwandan Genocide in 1994.

Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame.

Keeping the peace: Life in Rwanda post genocide

During her recent visit to Rwanda, Cara Meintjes spent time with young citizens who are still grappling with the legacy of the 1994 genocide.

Jailed Rwanda journalists launch Supreme Court appeal

Two journalists jailed for insulting Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame and denying the genocide are appealing their sentences.

Inquiry shows Kagame’s aides innocent of plane attack

A French report has cleared Paul Kagame’s aides of a plane attack that killed French nationals and was one of the catalysts of the Rwandan genocide.

Rwanda assures Canada: ‘safe’ to deport Mugesera

Rwanda assures Canada: ‘safe’ to deport Mugesera

Rwanda has urged Canada to ensure the deportation of a Rwandan ‘genocide inciting’ refugee with assurances that the country can conduct fair trials.

Rwandan Hutu rebels kill 26 in DRC

At least 26 people have been killed and 13 wounded so far this year in two attacks by Rwandan Hutu rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Woman minister guilty of genocide in Rwanda

The UN war crimes tribunal for Rwanda has sentenced former families minister Pauline Nyiramasuhuko to life in prison for genocide.

Rwanda genocide suspect arrested

The suspected leader of an extremist Hutu militia was arrested in eastern Congo after years on the run, a Congolese official said on Friday.