Rwanda arrests opposition leader Ingabire, her lawyer protests


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  • Friday, 20 Jun 2025

Rwandan Opposition politician and leader of the unregistered Development And Liberty For All (DALFA) party Victoire Ingabire talks to Rwandan lawyer and opposition politician Bernard Ntaganda, inside the High Court in Kigali, Rwanda June 19, 2025. REUTERS/Jean Bizimana

KIGALI (Reuters) -Rwanda has arrested prominent opposition leader Victoire Ingabire on charges of inciting public disorder and creating a criminal organisation, a state investigative agency said - a move one of her lawyers said was politically motivated.

Ingabire, who heads unregistered opposition party DALFA–Umurinzi, returned from exile to contest a presidential election in 2010, but was barred from standing after being accused of genocide denial.

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