Journalists Killed in 1994 - Motive Confirmed: Emmanuel-Damien Rukondo
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Date:
January 1995
Rubyiruko-Rubanda
April 24, 1994, in Kigali, Rwanda
Rukondo, a freelance journalist for Rubyiruko-Rubanda and president of the Association of Newspaper Owners, was killed in Centre Saint-Paul, in Kiyovu, Kigali. He was forced to get into the back of a truck and was paraded naked around the neighborhood before being killed and his body cut into pieces.
| Medium: | |
| Job: | Print Reporter |
| Beats Covered: | Human Rights, Politics |
| Gender: | Male |
| Local or Foreign: | Local |
| Freelance: | Yes |
| Type of Death: | Murder |
| Suspected Source of Fire: | Paramilitary Group |
| Impunity: | Yes |
| Taken Captive: | Yes |
| Tortured: | Yes |
| Threatened: | No |
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