Alerts | Arrest/detention under other laws
Covid-19

Journalist and media worker arrested for violating curfew in Rwanda

21.05.2020

Date:
21.05.2020
Number of cases:
2
Regions/Countries:
Rwanda
Alert types:
Arrest/detention/charges: Arrest/detention under other laws

Police in Rwanda arrested journalist Dieudonné Niyonsenga and media worker Fidèle Komezusenge for violating the country’s COVID-19 lockdown. Both were on their way to report at the time. The Rwanda Investigation Bureau announced criminal charges on Twitter. Rwanda’s lockdown does not explicitly exempt journalists from moving freely to work.

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