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Aloys Kayiranga, one of the survivors of Nyange shares the testmony during the 29th commemoration. He was 19 when the attacker stormed Ecole Secondaire de Nyange in Ngororero District.
Rwanda

Former Nyange student recalls gruesome attack of March 18, 1997

Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Some of the 266 genocide convicts, including 101 women, who completed a month-long reintegration programme attend the closing ceremony in Nyamagabe. Photo Courtesy.
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Over 260 Genocide convicts complete unity and resilience course ahead of release

Thursday, March 19, 2026
Inmates during a meeting with Rwanda Correctional Services at Nyarugenge Prison on Thursday, March 5.
Rwanda

Prison occupancy falls below capacity for first time in years

Saturday, March 14, 2026
Some of the men who were granted release on parole at Nyarugenge Correctional Facility on Thursday, March 5. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Crime

Who gets release on parole and how is it different from pardon?

Friday, March 06, 2026
Some of the men who were granted release on parole at Nyarugenge Correctional Facility on Thursday, March 5. A Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, March 4, approved the release of 1,847 convicts on parole. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza.
Law

PHOTOS: ‘I am coming back a changed man,’ says prisoner released on parole

Thursday, March 05, 2026
Inmates during a meeting with Rwanda Correctional Services at Nyarugenge Prison on Thursday, March 5.Photo by Olivier Mugwiza File
Law

Senators urge ankle monitors, digital tools to cut prison congestion

Friday, March 06, 2026
Some inmates at Nyarugenge Prison in Magere sector. A Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, March 4 approved the release of 1,847 convicts on parole. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana
Law

Close to 1,900 convicts set to be released on parole

Wednesday, March 04, 2026
Cyprien Uzabakiriho, commonly known as Djihad; John Kalisa, and François Xavier Ishimwe; Nestor Kwizera. Courtesy
Crime

Court jails four, acquits one in Yampano sextape case

Friday, February 27, 2026
Some of the 262 convicts of the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, who are nearing completion of their sentences, during a reintegration training programme at Nyamagabe Correctional Facility. Courtesy
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Genocide convicts urged to shun divisionism, embrace gender equality ahead of release

Wednesday, February 25, 2026
Minister Jean-Damascène Bizimana speaks during a reintegration programme at Nyamasheke Correctional Facility on February 13.
Rwanda

Minister Bizimana to Genocide convicts: Accepting the truth key to healing

Saturday, February 14, 2026
A visitor at Kigali Genocide Memorial. By introducing racial ideology, census classification, and ethnic identity cards, Belgian colonial rule transformed Rwanda’s social categories into permanent political identities. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

Rwanda in a troubled neighbourhood: How colonial engineering shaped different destinies in the Great Lakes

Wednesday, February 04, 2026
Some of the 653 convicts of the Genocide against the Tutsi who are nearing the end of their sentences during a training programme at the Nyamasheke Correctional Facility.
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Responsible citizenship is the only good choice, genocide convicts told as release nears

Friday, January 23, 2026