Carine Kanimba

PAUL RUSESABAGINA IS FREE 🤩🤩🥳🥳❤️❤️🛬🛬🛬 Dad has just arrived in San Antonio, Texas🛬🛬🛬 Thank you to EVERYONE who worked soooo hard to bring him home. 🙏❤️🙏 Our Family is finally reunited today. 💞💞#FreeRusesabagina @freethehero #TheHeroIsFree #FreedHero #HotelRwanda

Meet Félix Maradiaga Nicaraguan academic, entrepreneur, and political leader, @maradiaga is one of Latin America’s most prominent voices for democracy and a leading figure in opposition to the Ortega dictatorship. After being imprisoned for 611 days under inhumane conditions for running for president, he was stripped of his nationality and forced into exile. Today, he continues his fight for freedom as President of the Foundation for the Freedom of Nicaragua, a Trustee of Freedom House, and a professor at top U.S. universities. In 2025, he was elected President of the World Liberty Congress during the General Assembly in Berlin, serving until 2027. His resilience and leadership have also earned him a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize.

#Rwanda: The @NBA, @theBAL, and Masai Ujiri didn’t 'miss' the signs—they ignored #Congo's bloodbath to bed down with Kagame's sanctioned regime. Height of hypocrisy for an organization that preaches justice at home while platforming war criminals abroad. theglobeandmail.com/sports/article…

I extend this invitation to all Rwanda’s freedom fighters. We will be hosting a Space on X and going live on YouTube. youtube.com/live/lJBJ8myzf…

Fellow Ugandans and friends of Uganda! Two months ago, Museveni yet again usurped the will of the people of Uganda and declared himself president on gunpoint. A day later, gripped by shame and fear, the military invaded my home to harm me, but I was able to evade them and go into hiding. Over the past two months, the regime has looked for me everywhere. They have raided the homes of many colleagues and fellow leaders, mounted roadblocks and spot checks of vehicles and motorcycles, arrested and dismissed the police officers assigned to my campaign, raided our home in the village, and kept my home under siege. Well, they couldn't find me because the people of Uganda sheltered me and protected me. Today, I am announcing my brief exit from the country to handle important work. Over the next few weeks, I will engage with our friends and allies all over the world before returning to Uganda to continue the push for freedom and democracy! For now, let's remain focused and united. #FreeUgandaNow

“It’s Take Off Time” for Season 6 of the @NBA’s Basketball Africa League (BAL) #theBAL, with Rwanda hosting the finals in May. Have American sanctions on Rwandan state entities forced the home team — the club of the Rwandan military — to bow out? The NBA’s profit-first approach seems to have hit a wall with US government policy.

I also recommend people to see and listen to @ckanimba’s speech at our 2025 Play the Game conference. Kanimba spoke about how Rwanda and authoritarian regimes use football to legitimise power and silence dissent. 👉 playthegame.org/news/rwanda-fo…

Since the NBA got into business with Rwanda’s warmongering dictator Paul Kagame, the US government has increasingly sanctioned the regime for its role in fueling a bloody war and atrocities against civilians in eastern DRC — human suffering on a scale that trounces the NBA’s corporate messaging about the power of basketball for positive change. espn.com/nba/story/_/id…

#FreeVictoireIngabire #FreeRwanda Victoire's last born "Dubbel . TT" on Instagram The day of Victoire Ingabire’s verdict is March 27. On March 20 I will release the video clip of “Say It Out Loud” to show my mother that she is not alone in this Let’s spread the word ;)

This month in Washington, DC, WLC’s Political Prisoners Support Team (@liliantintori and @bertavalle) in partnership with @NEDemocracy, launched two new handbooks to strengthen global support for political prisoners and their families. Through online sessions, guidance, and direct engagement, the team works closely with families of political prisoners and former detainees—providing support, connection, and practical tools to navigate repression. Because no one should face political persecution alone. #pathwaytofreedom #freethem #afterliberation

🇷🇼🇪🇺 The EU will end funding for the Rwanda Defence Force @RwandaMoD deployment in Mozambique this May. An army sanctioned for fueling violence and instability in eastern #DRCongo should never have received EU money in the first place. #Rwanda #DRC #HumanRights #Sanctions bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

⚽ Hier soir, nous, @Jamboasbl, avons rencontré plusieurs supporters du @PSG_inside et échangé avec eux au sujet de la présence annoncée du président rwandais @PaulKagame au Parc des Princes pour le match de Champions League entre le PSG et Chelsea FC. Les supporters nous ont rappelé qu’ils dénoncent depuis des années le partenariat entre leur club et l’organe de promotion du régime rwandais, #VisitRwanda. À plusieurs reprises, ils ont exprimé leur opposition à leur club. Ils refusent de voir leur club être utiliser comme instrument de #sportwashing par un pays agresseur et coupable de crimes de masse. Certains supporters expliquent que, selon eux : « Plusieurs employés du club auraient souhaité mettre fin à ce partenariat, mais la décision dépasserait le cadre du football et dépendrait de Doha. » D’autres avancent une autre explication : « Ce type partenariat permettrait aussi au Qatar d’injecter des fonds supplémentaires dans le club via le #Rwanda, en contournant indirectement les contraintes du fair-play financier. » Quoi qu’il en soit, certains supporters envisagent de se mobiliser ce soir pour marquer leur désaccord avec la présence de Paul Kagame dans leur stade. À suivre. cc: @DanielRiolo @lequipe @albatrak @ThymPinon

Une humanitaire française est morte sous les bombes en RDC. Elle aidait les civils visés par le M23, milice rwandaise. @jnbarrot, l’inaction de la France face au Rwanda a coûté la vie à notre compatriote. Quelles sanctions la 🇫🇷 va-t-elle enfin prendre ? lemonde.fr/afrique/articl…

20 months have passed since the enforced disappearance of Foniké Menguè, former WLC Leadership Council member, and a courageous voice for democracy and human rights, in Guinea. His whereabouts remain unknown, and his family and community continue to wait for answers. Enforced disappearance is a grave violation that cannot be normalized or forgotten. #freefonikemenguè #freethem #proofoflife

@PaulKagame, On this #IWD2026, we join our voices to those of the Women from DRC to send you #10MillionMessagesToKagame: End the war in DRC ! End the rapes ! Enough is enough. @DeboraK_RDC @UrugwiroVillage @Presidence_RDC @WLCongress @kayikwambaT @PatrickMuyaya @ckanimba @allforrwanda @NormanIshimwe @SamuelBaker_B @JLHaby @Nadia_MUGUNGA1 @sheilakamuzinzi @ruhumuza @FactsOnRwanda @AnaiseKanimba

Governments are increasingly teaming up with tech companies to spy on activists. For @ResistBureau, I spoke to @tawmug about recent cases in #Kenya and #Angola, and he offered practical tips to protect your digital freedom. Watch and stay safe out there: youtube.com/watch?v=frfsoU…

HRF condemns the brutal state-sponsored violence that injured Zimbabwean opposition leader Lovemore Madhuku and members of his party. The attack comes amid a violent campaign of suppression against those opposed to the extension of the rule of dictator Emmerson Mnangagwa.

The Rwandan regime and dictator Paul Kagame have repeatedly issued public smears and chilling threats against Ingabire, who was previously imprisoned between 2011 and 2018 on baseless charges. On Feb. 21, in a speech to the Rwandan community in Paris, Rwandan Minister for National Unity and Civic Engagement Jean Damascène Bizimana branded Ingabire, a peaceful advocate for democracy, a "terrorist." therwandan.com/concerns-raise…; youtu.be/0WSDOhHnJDU?si…

HRF condemns the Rwandan regime’s public smears against jailed opposition leader Victoire Ingabire ahead of her Supreme Court hearing this week to challenge her arbitrary imprisonment.

U.S. sanctions against the Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) and four senior RDF officials send a blunt message: those who violate terms brokered by the United States will pay a steep and escalating price. foreign.senate.gov/press/rep/rele…

The United States is sanctioning the Rwandan Defense Force (RDF) and four senior RDF officials for supporting M23 and perpetuating the conflict in eastern DRC in violation of the Washington Accords. The United States is resolved to uphold the Washington Accords and ensure all parties deliver on the promises of this historic agreement.