Richard Kayigamba

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The editors of Rwanda's once-leading newspaper now publish from exile. (CPJ)

Censored in Rwanda, editors work from exile

Though it has been a dark year for Rwanda’s press, it has also been a year of resistance and turning to a new sort of reporting–from exile. Ever since Rwandan authorities began cracking down on the nation’s independent press before the presidential elections in August, the space for critical reporting has been dissipating.

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Rwandan editor Charles Kabonero fled to Uganda in 2009, but was pursued by Rwandan secuirty officials. (Phil Carpenter)

Three Rwandan journalists sentenced to prison

New York, February 23, 2010—Three journalists were sentenced to prison on Monday in Rwanda over a story reporting on an extramarital affair between the mayor of the capital, Kigali, and a government minister, according to local journalists and news reports.

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