Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire denied bail

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Rwandan opposition leader Victoire Ingabire denied bail  Rwandan opposition figure Victoire Ingabire will remain behind bars after a Kigali court denied her bail. Judges at the Kicukiro Primary Court cited fears she could flee or interfere with an ongoing investigation.    READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/07/19/rwandan-opposition-leader-victoire-ingabire-denied-bail  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00Rwandan opposition figure Victoire Ngabire set to remain behind bars after a Kigali court

00:06denied her bail on Tuesday. Judges citing fears she could flee or interfere with an

00:11ongoing investigation. Ngabire is facing six charges including forming or belonging to

00:17an illegal group and spreading hate speech aimed at turning international opinion against

00:22the government. Prosecutors say the evidence is strong enough to keep her in pretrial detention.

00:27The case is linked to the 2021 arrests of several of her supporters. Authorities

00:33allege they took part in an online political training where a book was shared titled How

00:38to Topple a Dictator When You're Alone, Small and Unarmed. Victoire Ngabire is a long-standing

00:44critic of President Okagame. She has previously served time in prison and is one of the few

00:50opposition figures to remain politically active within Rwanda. Most others have been forced into

00:55exile. Her supporters call the charges politically motivated while rights groups have long accused

01:01of the government of cracking down on the scent.

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