Paul Rusesabagina: “No one can silence me”
Human rights activist Paul Rusesabagina, portrayed as a hero in the movie “Hotel Rwanda,” gave one of his first interviews with European media since being released from Rwandan prison.
Pegasus in Rwanda: Sister of presidential candidate, high-ranking Rwandan politicians added to spyware list
A leaked list of phone numbers reveals how Rwandan President Paul Kagame’s regime used Pegasus spyware sought to track political opponents and members of his own party.
In the West and online, Rwanda’s influence machine keeps churning
Behind Rwanda’s gleaming image promoted in international forums, conferences and showrooms, is a hidden army of lobbyists, trolls and agents ready to smear any opposition.
“Clandestine activities” and suspicious deaths strain Belgium-Rwanda relations
The murky murder of a Rwandan opposition figure and the deaths of two Belgians in South Africa are among the reasons Brussels is taking a firmer stance against Kigali.
Espionage, threats, suspicious deaths: Rwanda tries to silence its opponents abroad
Documents and testimonies obtained by Forbidden Stories’ media partners reveal intimidation tactics and troubling disappearances of exiled Rwandans.
How Rwanda Leverages Peacekeeping for Influence
As evidence of its interference in the eastern DRC mounts, Rwanda continues to evade United Nations sanctions due, in part, to the high number of Rwandan soldiers fighting under its banner.
Soldiers fallen in silence: Kagame’s unacknowledged war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Investigating the deaths of Rwandan soldiers killed in North Kivu led to one journalist’s exile and possibly the death of another. We picked up their investigations.
Collision course: An investigation into the death of a journalist hated by Rwandan authorities
Conducted over several months and featuring previously unpublished material, our investigation confronts the volatility of official reports about Ntwali’s death.
Rwanda Classified: Inside the repressive machinery of Paul Kagame’s regime
Forbidden Stories and 17 media outlets has investigated this pattern of repression and pursued the investigation that put slain Rwandan journalist John Williams Ntwali in authorities’ crosshairs.