1.0Committee to Protect Journalistshttps://cpj.orgCPJ Staffhttps://cpj.org/author/john/Attacks on the Press 2001: Rwanda - Committee to Protect Journalistsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ipSqQ1IhkX"><a href="https://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-rwanda/">Attacks on the Press 2001: Rwanda</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://cpj.org/2002/03/attacks-on-the-press-2001-rwanda/embed/#?secret=ipSqQ1IhkX" width="600" height="338" title="“Attacks on the Press 2001: Rwanda” — Committee to Protect Journalists" data-secret="ipSqQ1IhkX" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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President Paul Kagame surprised his own cabinet in December when he refused to sign a contentious media bill that prescribed the death penalty for journalists found guilty of inciting genocide. Lawmakers passed the bill in September, citing the macabre role that certain Rwandan media outlets played in promoting and orchestrating the 1994 massacre of more…https://cpj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cpj-logo.png24001260