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Samuel Baker BYANSI

@samuelbaker_b

Co-founder @M28Investigates. Investigative journalist & Human Rights Defender. @StateIVLP Fellow. Rwanda Classified Project. Author “From Watchdogs to Traitors”

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I spoke to award-winning journalist and co-founder of M28 Investigates / Unité M28, Samuel Baker BYANSI, about events in #Rwanda including the rumors around Paul Kagame's health and a related crackdown on Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza and what's left of the political opposition. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=bDqPhQ…

I spoke to award-winning journalist and co-founder of <a href="/M28Investigates/">M28 Investigates / Unité M28</a>, <a href="/SamuelBaker_B/">Samuel Baker BYANSI</a>, about events in #Rwanda including the rumors around Paul Kagame's health and a related crackdown on <a href="/VictoireUmuhoza/">Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza</a> and what's left of the political opposition. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=bDqPhQ…
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“Each face, each slogan, each forward-looking gaze echoed a shared message: silence is not an option” “Chaque visage, chaque slogan, chaque regard tourné vers l’avenir raconte une même volonté : ne pas se taire.” Free Victoire Ingabire

“Each face, each slogan, each forward-looking gaze echoed a shared message: silence is not an option”

“Chaque visage, chaque slogan, chaque regard tourné vers l’avenir raconte une même volonté : ne pas se taire.”
Free Victoire Ingabire
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This Friday, I will travel to Berlin - Germany to join a peaceful protest for human rights and freedoms. I call on Rwandans and friends of Rwanda to unite. This is bigger than Ingabire - it’s about standing up to repression and defending the fundamental rights that belong to all

This Friday, I will travel to Berlin - Germany to join a peaceful protest for human rights and freedoms. I call on Rwandans and friends of Rwanda to unite. This is bigger than Ingabire - it’s about standing up to repression and defending the fundamental rights that belong to all
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Thank you Duba. I truly appreciate your concern & I don’t take it lightly. Our safety is important. At the same time, fear has been one of the strongest weapons used to silence Rwandans for decades. If we keep moving in the shadows, we give that fear more power. We must take

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Mu #Rwanda urukiko rw'ibanze rwa #Kicukiro rwatangiye kuburanisha urubanza ku ifunga n'ifungurwa ry'agateganyo rya #IngabireVictoire. Aregwa gushaka guhirika ubutegetsi bwa #Kigali bbc.in/3IgjDmm

Mu #Rwanda urukiko rw'ibanze rwa #Kicukiro rwatangiye kuburanisha urubanza ku ifunga n'ifungurwa ry'agateganyo rya #IngabireVictoire. Aregwa gushaka guhirika ubutegetsi bwa #Kigali bbc.in/3IgjDmm
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At least 31 people have died as a result of anti-government protests in Kenya this week, according to the country's human rights commission. The state-run body previously said 11 people had died. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

At least 31 people have died as a result of anti-government protests in Kenya this week, according to the country's human rights commission. The state-run body previously said 11 people had died.

bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
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HRF has submitted formal contributions to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) spotlighting serious human rights backsliding in Georgia and dictatorship in Rwanda. Both countries are weaponizing state power to silence dissent.

HRF has submitted formal contributions to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) spotlighting serious human rights backsliding in Georgia and dictatorship in Rwanda.

Both countries are weaponizing state power to silence dissent.
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Sake, eastern DRC: Bombed homes, looted villages, fear and rape. M23, backed by Kagame’s regime, forces civilians to return to rubble under the lie of “peace.” No aid. No protection. Just survival under occupation. And the world keeps looking away. thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2…

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DRC-Rwanda Agreement: Two elements are new: It is the first direct bilateral peace agreement between DRC & Rwanda, guaranteed by Department of State. Secondly, it considers economic aspects crucial for durable peace, while political issues are simply discarded. egmontinstitute.be/drc-rwanda-why…

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Much attention has been given to the role of Rwanda in DRC conflict & its support to M23. Much less attention has been given to the role of Uganda. Understand Uganda’s (ambiguous) actions in Eastern DRC: Military interventions to protect roads & trade? egmontinstitute.be/understanding-…

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HRF deplores the deaths of more than 30 people, including a 12-year-old girl, during the violent suppression of Saba Saba protests in Kenya. HRF condemns President William Ruto’s efforts to derail protests and blame the opposition for state-sponsored or enabled violence.

HRF deplores the deaths of more than 30 people, including a 12-year-old girl, during the violent suppression of Saba Saba protests in Kenya. HRF condemns President William Ruto’s efforts to derail protests and blame the opposition for state-sponsored or enabled violence.
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In Berlin today I stood in solidarity - not just with Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza Ingabire, but with every Rwandan who’s been silenced, jailed, exiled, or killed for demanding dignity. We are not asking for favors. These are our rights guaranteed by our constitution. Kagame’s regime thrives

In Berlin today I stood in solidarity - not just with <a href="/VictoireUmuhoza/">Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza</a> Ingabire, but with every Rwandan who’s been silenced, jailed, exiled, or killed for demanding dignity. We are not asking for favors. These are our rights guaranteed by our constitution. Kagame’s regime thrives
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Thank you, Samuel Baker BYANSI for standing tall in Berlin. Your courage and voice speak for so many who can’t. Defending truth, justice, and our rights is not just noble—it’s necessary. Proud of you. #JusticeForIngabire

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Broos vredesakkoord tussen Congo en Rwanda verbergt harde geopolitieke strijd. Het akkoord tussen Congo en Rwanda van 27 juni lijkt een stap richting vrede, maar onder de oppervlakte schuilt een complex web van grondstoffenbelangen, geopolitieke rivaliteit met China en militaire

Broos vredesakkoord tussen Congo en Rwanda verbergt harde geopolitieke strijd. Het akkoord tussen Congo en Rwanda van 27 juni lijkt een stap richting vrede, maar onder de oppervlakte schuilt een complex web van grondstoffenbelangen, geopolitieke rivaliteit met China en militaire
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Doha, M23 fully backed by Kagame’s regime demanded an 8 year control of North & South Kivu - territorial rule, not peace. The Congolese delegation rightly rejected the proposal. Let’s be clear: M23 is not a local rebellion, it is a Rwanda’s proxy army, armed & #commanded across

Doha, M23 fully backed by Kagame’s regime demanded an 8 year control of North &amp; South Kivu - territorial rule, not peace. The Congolese delegation rightly rejected the proposal. 

Let’s be clear: M23 is not a local rebellion, it is a Rwanda’s proxy army, armed &amp; #commanded across
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À Doha, le M23, entièrement soutenu par le régime de Kagame, a exigé un contrôle de 8 ans sur le Nord et le Sud-Kivu - une domination territoriale, pas la paix. La délégation congolaise a rejeté cette proposition à juste titre. Soyons clairs : le M23 n'est pas une rébellion

À Doha, le M23, entièrement soutenu par le régime de Kagame, a exigé un contrôle de 8 ans sur le Nord et le Sud-Kivu - une domination territoriale, pas la paix. La délégation congolaise a rejeté cette proposition à juste titre. 

Soyons clairs : le M23 n'est pas une rébellion
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At #FreeVictoireIngabire protest in Berlin, I met a 6-year-old girl. Eyes wide, heart open, holding a sign bigger than her arms. We became friends. Dictators like Kagame fear voices like hers. Ours teach her not to be silent.

At #FreeVictoireIngabire protest in Berlin, I met a 6-year-old girl. Eyes wide, heart open, holding a sign bigger than her arms.
We became friends.

Dictators like Kagame fear voices like hers.
Ours teach her not to be silent.